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Fertile Cresent
People that lived in the Fertile Cresent and what they were known for
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Solomon | After this king's death,his kingdom spilt into Judea and Israel |
| Persia | Ancient name for Iran |
| Assyrians | People who built the world's first libraries; people who invented the battering ram and catapult |
| Henry Rawlinson | Decoded Sumerian writing on the Behistun Rock |
| Hittites | People who invented iron weapons |
| Asia Minor | Ancient name for Turkey |
| Sumerians | People who invented the zero and used a number system based on 60; People who invented ramps and arches in architecture; People who were known for an epic-the Epic of Gilgamesh; Ur, Kish, and Erech were city-states of these people |
| Babylonians | People who believed in the pseudoscience of astrology |
| Phoenicians | People known as "The Carriers of Civilization" because they simplified the alphabet to 22 letters; People who were the first to grow and trade indigo |
| Assurbanipal | This king's capital city was Nineveh |
| Lydians | People who replaced bartering with coins |
| Saul | First Hebrew king |
| Persians | People who built the Great Royal Road-the first highway in history |
| Palestine | Ancient name for Israel |
| Phoenicia | Ancient name for Lebanon |