Key Vocabulary Sensational Sumer Marvelous Mesopotamia Awesome Empires Fabulous Phoenicians Harsh Hammurabi Legacies Potpourri

An independent area that includes a main city and its surrounding territory City-State 100

Sumerian priests often lived and worked in these large temples Ziggurats 100

This increased the amount of farmland in Mesopotamia by bringing water to the crops Irrigation 100

He conquered most of Mesopotamia to create the world’s first empire. Sargon 100

The Phoenicians most important legacy the alphabet 100

Hammurabi is best known for creating one of these Code of Law 100

The world’s first form of writing. Cuneiform 100

Believing many gods and goddesses rule the world polytheism 200

Sumerians developed this to make more durable weapons and tools. Bronze 200

Mesopotamia was found between these 2 rivers Tigris and Euphrates 200

This empire left legacies of common currency and Zoroastrianism Persian 200

The Phoenicians were very skilled at these 2 things Sailing and trading 200

The idea that everyone, even the rich must obey the law. Rule of Law 200

This religion, created in Persia, influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Zoroastrianism 200 Daily Double How much would you like to wager?

Trading bronze jewelry for sheep is an example of this Barter 300

Sumerian city-states were centers of this Trade 300

These two things made farming difficult in Mesopotamia. Unpredictable floods and hot, dry summers 300

This helped Persia create the largest empire of its time A large standing army 300

The Phoenician alphabet greatly influenced the alphabet of both Greece and Rome. This is an example of Cultural Diffusion 300

Babylon 300 Hammurabi was the king of this empire

Wheel and sail 300 The two Sumerian inventions that greatly increased trade and travel

Babylon sends the Persian king gold to show its loyalty. They paid this Tribute 400

These people are at the top of the Sumerian social pyramid. Rulers and priests 400

Cuneiform was first developed for this. To record sales, taxes, and agreements 400

The Assyrians used these 2 things to form a great empire Cavalry and Iron Weapons 400

The Phoenicians were the first to use this to guide their voyages The North Star 400

Hammurabi is most associated with this body part. 400 The eye – “An eye for an eye” Daily Double How much would you like to wager?

These two developments in agriculture helped Sumerians produce more food. Irrigation and a seed funnel 400

A state containing several countries or territories Empire 100

Money, usually bills or coins, used for exchange. Currency 200

Sumerians believed they controlled every part of a Sumerians life. Gods 300

Sumerian population increased and city states formed because they used better ______ Better agricultural techniques 400