history
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
