Ancient Mesopotamia

Mesopotamian civilization which created a sound-based alphabet

The Lydians affected the Persian economy by influencing the Persians to use ___ not bartering

Why did most early civilizations grow up near rivers?

Persian king who began conquering an empire in order to spread Zoroastrianism

Another name of Mesopotamia is The _____________.

Because they were ___, the Phoenicians were uniquely set up for causing cultural diffusion.

Chaldean king who wanted to revive the traditions and culture of the Babylonians

List the 5 Ancient Mesopotamian civilizations in chronological order.

Political arrangement of Sumer, each city governed itself like an independent country. 

The Persian King Cyrus wanted to conquer other lands to spread __________________.

What's the name for a step-sided pyramid built in Mesopotamia? 

Picto-graphicalphabet used by various people in Mesopotamia- Means wedge shaped

Type of economy in which money is not used; people trade goods directly for other goods.

Name of the area between and around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers 

Name of the first written code of law, which was created in Babylon

How is the Epic of Gilgamesh similar to parts of the Hebrew Bible? 

Hammurabi's code is _________________. --What you do to someone is done to you.

The Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar was responsible for restoring the ________ of Babylon.