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1)The belief in one god2)The belief in many

gods

Two sources of life the Tigris and Euphrates

River provided

What were three reasons why the Sumerian city

states fell?

What is a ziggurat? What were ziggurats

used for?

1) A professional writer2) Stories about gods

that explain people’s beliefs

3) A city with its own traditions and its own government and laws

An area of many territories and people that are controlled by

one government

Who united the cities of Sumer during the

Babylonian Empire?

Why was the location of the city of Babylon so

important?

What is the capital of Assyria? What was this

capital known for?

Tell me three inventions of warfare that the

Assyrians developed.

An organized list of laws

What did scribes write on and where did it come

from?

When did writing first develop in Mesopotamia?

Name two things that the scribes of Sumer recorded

What are the two reasons why Hammurabi’s code

were so important?

What two resources were the Phoenicians known for

developing?

What types of foods were sold in the bazaars?

What did the Phoenician merchants sell in the

bazaars?

What were two things the Phoenicians were known

for?

Name two reasons why the Phoenicians created

their own alphabet.

A group of traders and travelers coming and

going to and from Babylon.

A market for selling different kinds of goods.

What was the problem with Assyria’s location?

Tell me at least two things that the Chaldeans did to help science and learning.

Who was the greatest king of the Chaldeans in the

New Babylonian Empire? What did he do for the

city?