Set of 282 laws and punishments from the Babylonian empire; world's first set of written laws

The world's writing system, invented by the ancient Sumerians in Mesopotamia, made up of wedge-shaped symbols

The first people to develop a civilization in Mesopotamia; conquered by the first empire (Akkadians)

The world's first empire; conquered Sumerians, led by King Sargon the Great, used tributes

This was the largest empire in Mesopotamia, known for military skills and cruelty (siege in battles)

Ruled by Hammurabi; empire in which the first legal code system was written and women had more legal rights

An empire known as the Golden Age of Mesopotamia-art, trade did very well; ruled by Nebuchadnezzar

Ruler of the Akkadian empire; created the 1st organized military & required conquered cities to pay tributes

Founder of the Persian Empire; allowed people to keep their customs and religions

Ruler of the Persian Empire after Cyrus the Great; built the Royal Road to connect/unit the empire and improve trade

Conqueror of the Persian empire; from an area near Greece

Ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; a ruthless military leader known for helping build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Famous ancient trading route stretching through the Persian Empire, built during the reign of Darius the Great

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government

A military strategy utilizing a blockade to force a city to surrender, usually involving battering rams or moveable towers; used by the Assyrians

Built during the Neo-Babylonian empire, known as one of the great wonders of the ancient world

Most powerful empire; led by Cyrus & Darius; allowed people to keep their religions; used satraps to govern

A ruler over a town or area (like a governor) who would enforce the king's laws and taxes

Known as the Fertile Crescent, the world's 1st civlization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers