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Empires of Mesopotamia Review - All empires
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Review of Mesopotamian Civilizations after Sumer.
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The Phoenicians were known for trading and selling valuable objects like
large blocks of stone for Egyptian pyramids.
clay bricks for Sumerian ziggurats.
glass, purple dye from sea snails & books made from papyrus.
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How did the Persians treat the people they conquered?
Made all captured men, women and children slaves.
Forced people to follow Persian customs and religion.
Stole all the wealth from the conquered people.
Respected the customs and religions of the different groups.
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a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories
hierarchy
empire
bureaucracy
patriarchal
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Persian king, a skilled organizer who set up a government that became a model for later rulers.
Zoroaster
King Nebuchadnezzar.
King Tut
Darius 1.
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Babylonian king known for building 2 structures Gate of Ishtar and Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
King Arthur.
Sargon
King Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the Great
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To make it easier to rule Darius I divided Persia into provinces (states) ruled by a governor.
These provinces are called ziggurats.
These provinces are called satrapies.
These provinces are called colonies.
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23. Why did Darius the 1st move from 1 royal capital to another celebrating local festivals?
To collect taxes from each royal capital at the festivals.
To make sure governors were treating people according to the law
To be seen by all the people and thought of as the ruler of all the people.
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Part of a beautiful decorated wall around the city of Babylon - Made of colorful enamel bricks.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Arc De Triomphe
Gate of Ishtar.
The Great Sphinx
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How did Hammurabi let the people of Mesopotamia know about his code of laws?
He forced citizens to memorize all 282 laws.
All people had to study law in school.
He had artisans carve 282 laws on an 8ft high stone pillar.
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He created the first empire when invaded and conquered Sumer.
Sargon of Akkad
Zoroaster
Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the Great
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Economy where goods and services are exchanged for coins or bills.
money economy
barter economy
hierarchy economy
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Carried civilization around the Mediterranean by sailing & trading and created the alphabet.
Persians
Hittites
Phoenicians
Babylonians
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Someone who fights in war, then goes home to his regular job.
an engineer.
a para-trooper.
a mercenary.
a citizen-soldier.
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Economy based on exchanging (trading) one set of goods or services for another.
astronomy
horoscope
mercenary
barter
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First recorded peace treaty, known as Treaty of Kadesh, occurred between these 2 great powers.
Greasers and Socs.
Hittites and Egyptians.
Persians and Greeks.
Babylonians and Assyrians.
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As well as being feared warriors with iron weapons the Assyrians also
built well-planned cities & one of the first libraries.
built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
used weapons made of stone and wood.
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Soldiers trained for war even when not at war.
citizen soldier.
invaders.
standing army.
mercenary.
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King of Babylon who brought much of Mesopotamia under his control and wrote Code of Laws.
King Tut
Zoroaster
Hammurabi
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Building with several terraces planted with trees and flowers from around Babylon.
The Colosseum
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
The Great Pyramid
Eiffel Tower
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Foreign soldiers hired by another country to fight in the army.
Standing army.
Mercenaries.
Satrapies.
Citizen soldier.
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Persian prophet who introduced new religion that favored a single wise god who ruled world.
Cyrus the Great
Sargon
Zoroaster
Darius
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Persian king with a strong army & in 15 years conquered Fertile Crescent, Indus Valley & Egypt.
Ishtar
Nebuchadnezzar
Cyrus the Great
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One reason why the Hittites were successful conquerors because they used weapons and tools of
gold.
iron.
bronze.
stone.
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What were 2 changes Darius I made in his empire that improved business and trade in Persia?
Had well-paved roads & common set of weights and measures.
He had workers build the Pyramids and the Sphinx.
Changed money from gold coins to silver coins.
