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What is Mesopotamia
Means "between the rivers". The area of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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Who is Sargon
Akkadian Empire's leader. Built the first known empire in history.
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What is the Persian Empire
In 539 Babylon was conquered by this Empire
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Who are the Phoenicians
They gained fame as both sailers and traders
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What is the Nile River
The river in Egypt that provided many different uses.
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What is Sumer
The world's first civilization, developed 3300 B.C. in southeastern Mesopotamia.
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Who is Hammurabi
He created set laws and had workers carve them on a stone pillar for all to see. Established Civil Law and Criminal Law
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What is a bureaucracy
The Persian government set up this which is a system of government through departments administered by officials.
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What is the Mediterranean Sea
The Phoenicians occupied and established colonies along the coast of which sea?
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What are Pharaohs
Egyptian kings were known as
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What is The Fertile Crescent
Region of the Middle East named for its rich soils and golden wheat fields.
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Who are the Hittites
They were able to extract iron from ore.Their tools and weapons became much harder and sharper.
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What are roads
In order to please their newly conquered civilizations, the Persian Empire built miles of of these connecting their large Empire.
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What is the alphabet
The Phoenicians created this which had 22 symbols that stood for consonant sounds.
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What is a god
Egyptian kings were also believed to be this, which meant that they held absolute power.
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What is Cuneiform
A system of writing that used wedged-shaped marks.
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Who are the Assyrians
Warfare was central to their culture and they encouraged a well ordered society.
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Who is Cyrus The Great
Babylon was conquered by this Persian ruler known as
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What is purple dye
The Phoenicians extracted this from shells
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What is the Vizier
This is the second in command to the Pharaoh. Known as the Chief Minister.
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What is a Ziggurat
A large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to the city’s chief god or goddess.
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What is Babylon
This empire was reestablished and stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Who is Darius I
The Persian Empire flourished under this ruler who set up a policy of tolerance for the people they conquered.
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What is the Atlantic Ocean
The Phoenicians were known for being brave sailors for sailing in this massive and very dangerous water form.
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What is The Great Pyramids of Giza
The best known Pyramids. The only Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that are still stand today.
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