SS Topic 2: Fertile Crescent

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Which empire stretched furthest into Asia Minor? Options: Phoenician, Sumerian, Neo-Babylonian, Assyrian

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Assyrian

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Which physical feature did the Assyrian Empire include that the Neo-Babylonian Empire did not? Nile River, Tigris River, Red Sea, Euphrates River

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Nile River

Front

Which ancient empire was known for its extensive library at Nineveh?

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Assyrian

Front

Which empire is credited with the creation of one of the earliest known codes of law?

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Babylonian

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Which river was crucial to the development of the Sumerian civilization?

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Tigris River

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A _______was a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top to honor the city-state’s chief god.

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ziggurat

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Mesopotamian farmers used irrigation and dams to produce a _____ food , or additional crops for later use.

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surplus

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Sargon ruled Akkad and conquered Sumerian city-states to form the world’s first _______.

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empire

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Akkadian rulers forced people to make payments called ________ to the ruler to show submission.

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tribute

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Sumerians had a belief system known as __________ in which they worshipped multiple gods.

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polytheism