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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the sumerians way of writing called? | cuneiform |
| who was the first ruler to establish a permanent army? | Sargon 1 |
| the akkadians formed the fist ever empire which included what areas? | sumer and northern mesoopotamia |
| the babylonians settled where? | on the euphrates, near modern baghdad. |
| hammurabi is most famous for what? | Hammurabi's code of laws |
| what were the indo-europeans made up of? | several trides speaking related languages from north of the black sea |
| what trade were the hittites masters of? | ironworking techniques |
| what was the assyrians main power? | its fierce warrior like attitude |
| what was the ancient text based on a sumerian king called? | the epic of gilgamesh |
| the chaldean's palace was famous for what? | the hanging gardens of babylon |
| nebuchadnezzer was famous for doing what? | defeating jerusalem and taking many of its people to babylon as slaves |
| the phoenicians relied on what for their economy? | trade |
| hebrews follow what religion | judaism |
| God gave what to Abraham? | the covenant |
| moses was an isrelite but was raised where? | in the pharaoh's palace |
| the persians were first conquered by who? | THE MEDES |
| cyrus the great was known for what triumph | leading a revolt against the medes and uniting both the persians and the medes under his rule. |
| what was darius 1 first task to restore persia? | restoring its armies |
| xerxes was infamous for what failure | failing to conqure greece for the second time in persian history |
| zoroastrianism was based on the teaching of whom? | zoroaster |