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1)The belief in one god 2)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 writer 2) 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?