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Chapter 2- Chapter 2- MesopotamiaMesopotamia

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SumerSumer

Akkad/BabyloniaAkkad/Babylonia

GeographyGeography

Assyria/ChaldeaAssyria/Chaldea

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Phoenicia/Lydia/Phoenicia/Lydia/Hebrews/PersiaHebrews/Persia

VocabularVocabularyy

What was the city-state?What was the city-state?

This is the form of This is the form of government that was unique government that was unique

to the Sumerian culture.to the Sumerian culture.

What was the the Upper What was the the Upper class ( nobles, royal family, class ( nobles, royal family, and priests and government and priests and government

officials), artisans and officials), artisans and merchants and lower class, merchants and lower class,

(peasants, slaves).?(peasants, slaves).?These are the three classes These are the three classes of the society of ancient of the society of ancient

Sumer.Sumer.

What were Ur, Erech, and What were Ur, Erech, and Kish?Kish?

These were the three These were the three ancient city-states of Sumerancient city-states of Sumer

What was the story of What was the story of GligameshGligamesh

This Sumerian tale pre-dated This Sumerian tale pre-dated the story of Noah.the story of Noah.

What were ziggurats?What were ziggurats?

They were the ancient They were the ancient Sumerian temples.Sumerian temples.

Who was Sargon of Who was Sargon of Akkad?Akkad?

He was the King that united He was the King that united the Kingdoms of Sumer and the Kingdoms of Sumer and

Akkad. Akkad.

What was Semitic ( related What was Semitic ( related to modern Hebrew and to modern Hebrew and

Arabic) ?Arabic) ?

This was language family This was language family spoken by both the spoken by both the Babylonians and the Babylonians and the

Akkadians.Akkadians.

Who was Hammurabi?Who was Hammurabi?

He was the great ruler of the He was the great ruler of the Babylonian kingdom.Babylonian kingdom.

What was sell his wife and What was sell his wife and children?children?

This was what a Babylonian This was what a Babylonian man might do in order to man might do in order to

pay his debts. pay his debts.

Daily Daily Double

“Don’t Choke!”

This was what the This was what the Babylonians called the Babylonians called the

afterlife. afterlife.

What was the “Land of No What was the “Land of No Return”? Return”? ( a rather ( a rather

pessimistic group, would’nt pessimistic group, would’nt you say? you say?

Who were the Hittites?Who were the Hittites?

This was the group of This was the group of invading nomads who invading nomads who

defeated the Babylonians, defeated the Babylonians, and used iron weapons.and used iron weapons.

Who were the Assyrians?Who were the Assyrians?

They were considered the They were considered the fiercest, cruelest, warriors of fiercest, cruelest, warriors of

ancient Biblical history.ancient Biblical history.

What were the use of What were the use of cavalry, and the battering cavalry, and the battering

ram?ram?These were two effective These were two effective

military tactics used by the military tactics used by the Assyrians to conquer rival Assyrians to conquer rival

kingdoms.kingdoms.

Who was Who was Nebuchadnezzar? Nebuchadnezzar?

He was the wise ruler of He was the wise ruler of the the

Chaldeans/Babylonians.Chaldeans/Babylonians.

What was Nineveh?What was Nineveh?

This was the ancient capital This was the ancient capital of Assyria.of Assyria.

What was the Tigris River What was the Tigris River and the Euphrates River ?and the Euphrates River ?

These are the two rivers that These are the two rivers that form and helped create the form and helped create the

ancient civilizations of ancient civilizations of Sumeria and Babylonia.Sumeria and Babylonia.

What is Iraq?What is Iraq?

This would be the modern This would be the modern country that contains most country that contains most of the remains of ancient of the remains of ancient

Babylonia and Mespotomia.Babylonia and Mespotomia.

This was the name given to the This was the name given to the area that stretches from the area that stretches from the Nile River Valley, through the Nile River Valley, through the

Mediterranean region , and into Mediterranean region , and into the Tigris-Euphrates River the Tigris-Euphrates River

Valley.Valley.

What was the Fertile What was the Fertile Crescent?Crescent?

What was Mesopotamia What was Mesopotamia ( northern ) and Babylonia ( northern ) and Babylonia

( southern)?( southern)?

These were the names These were the names given to the northern and given to the northern and

southern parts of the Tigris southern parts of the Tigris – Euphrates River Valley.– Euphrates River Valley.

What is the Shatt–al–Arab What is the Shatt–al–Arab and the Persian Gulf?and the Persian Gulf?

This is the name given to the This is the name given to the delta or merging point of the delta or merging point of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and the body of water that and the body of water that

they empty into.they empty into.

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“Don’t Choke!”

Who were Cyrus, Darius Who were Cyrus, Darius and Xerxes?and Xerxes?

These were the three These were the three famous Persian Kings. famous Persian Kings.

What was Zoroastrianism?What was Zoroastrianism?

This was the ancient religion This was the ancient religion of the Persians, which was of the Persians, which was

monotheistic and dealt with monotheistic and dealt with the eternal struggle of good the eternal struggle of good

and evil. and evil.

Who were the Lydians?Who were the Lydians?

These people were the first These people were the first people to coin money for people to coin money for

trade.trade.

What was lumber ( the What was lumber ( the Cedars of Lebanon), purple Cedars of Lebanon), purple

dye, ( murex) and the dye, ( murex) and the alphabet?alphabet?These were some of the These were some of the

goods and ideas traded by goods and ideas traded by the ancient Phoenecians.the ancient Phoenecians.

What was the Torah, What was the Torah, ( Should be hand written)? ( Should be hand written)?

These were the first five These were the first five books of the Old books of the Old

Testament, and listed the Testament, and listed the Hebrew Code of Laws Hebrew Code of Laws

What were the Ten What were the Ten Commandments?Commandments?

This was the Hebrew This was the Hebrew ethical code of laws.ethical code of laws.

What is the barter system What is the barter system or bartering?or bartering?

This is the name given to This is the name given to economy based on trading economy based on trading good or services for good good or services for good

or services.or services.

What was a mercenary?What was a mercenary?

This was a hired soldier, This was a hired soldier, sometimes from another sometimes from another country, paid to fight. country, paid to fight.

What was cuneiform What was cuneiform writing ?writing ?

This was the type of wedged This was the type of wedged shaped writing used by the shaped writing used by the

Sumerians.Sumerians.

What was an arch?What was an arch?

This was architectural This was architectural development used by the development used by the

Sumerians to make an Sumerians to make an entrance through a wall entrance through a wall

more stable.more stable.