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where is the cyrus cylinder on display

the british museum

where was Persepolis

the east

What is one of the 7 wonders of the world that Nebuchadnezzar built for his wife

the hanging gardens

who was ashurbanipal

the last great monarch of assyria

what is a nickname for the old kingdom

the pyramid age

who was nebuchadnezzar

the son of nabopolassar

where was Sardis

the west

What did Darius I establish in the Persian Empire

the worlds first postal service

what is a vizier

they controlled trade, tax collection, and building of infrastructure

what were other Mesopotamian inventions

wagon wheel, sundial, bronze, plow, basic algebra, geometry, and irrigation techniques

what is another name for the huang he

yellow river/river of sorrows

what was another name for the Third Dynasty of Ur

Golden Age of Ur

who was king of babylon

Hammurabi

what were the two major cities in the Indus River Valley civilization

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

who was the female pharaoh who encouraged trade

Hatshepsut

who said "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift competition of their appointed rounds"

Herodotus

who were Abrahams 2 sons

Ishmael and Isaac

what was the land of promise

Israel

who were Isaacs 2 sons

Jacob and Esau

which three monotheistic religions was Israel home to

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

which pharaoh had a famous tomb

King Tut

what were the 2 capitols of the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great

Persepolis and Sardis

which pharaoh was very powerful and ruled for 67 years and defeated the Hittites

Ramses II

who was the ruler of the Akkad Sumerian city-states in the Old Akkadian Period

Sargon 1

what was the first civilization

Sumer

which two rivers was Mesopotamia in between

Tigris and Euphrates

which citystate did was abraham involved in

Ur

what was the cyrus cylinder

a declaration of rights for all people

what is a pharaoh

a god king

what is a beauracracy

a government where most decisions are made by government officials rather than king

what is a theocracy

a government where the religious leader is the political leader

what was a ziggurat

a pyramid temple used to sacrifice gifts to the gods

what is cuneiform

a system of writing invented to keep accounts and documented commerce and trade

what does polytheistic religion mean

belief in many gods

what is a city state

city and surrounding area wiith its own organization

what is the fertile crescent

curved area in the middle east with fertile land

when was the development of heiroglyphics

during the old kingdom

what did ashurbanipal do at ninevah

he built the worlds first great library

what did Sargon 1 do during his rule

he conquered and united Mesopotamia under one empire and created worlds first empire (post diluvian)

how were the cities laid out in the Indus River Valley civilization

in a grid patter with an underground sewer system

when was the cyrus cylinder discovered

in babylon in 1879

where was the shang dynasty located

in between the huang he river and the yangzi river

where were ziggurats located

in every city

what were the three social classes of the Akkadian empire

kings, middle class, peasant farmers

what did hammurabi do

made a written law code that assigned a specific punishment for each violation; conquered and united mesopotamia

which civilization made cuneiform

mesopotamia

who were the chaldeans led by

nabopolassar

who conquered all of mespotamia, phonecia, and judah

nebuchadnezzar

who conquered the new babylonain empire

persian leader, cyrus the great

what was the main religion of the of the people in the shang dynasty

polytheistic

who were the Nubians

rivals from the south who conquered Egypt

when was the New Kingdom

1550-1100 BC

when was the babylonian empire

1790 BC

when did abraham leave Ur

2000 BC

when was the Middle Kingdom

2050-1800 BC

when was the Old Kingdom

2700-2200 BC

who founded the 18th dynasty and drove out the Hyksos

Ahmose I

what was Israel also known as

Canaan or Palestine

what is the time when 10,000 jews were forced into captivity in babylon known as

Diaspora

what does GRAPES stand for

Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economics Social Structure


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