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Final Jeopardy Question
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Akkad Babylonia Myths Sumer
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Greek term defined as “land between the two rivers”
Mesopotamia
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The two rivers referred to by
the Greeks when they
called the area Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
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Irrigation
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an artificial application of water to the soil. It is usually used to assist the growing of crops in dry areas and
during periods of drought
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Zagros
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The mountains that extend along southern and
western Iran and into northern Iraq.
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when several peoples, nations, or previously independent states are
placed under the control of one ruler.
empire
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Semitic language refers to speaking a language related to both of these two
languages
Arabic and Hebrew
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Leader of Akkad who took control of warring city-states ca. 2350 b.c.e., creating the world’s first empire
Sargon
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a series of rulers descending from a single family line.
Dynasty
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This civilization overtook the Sumerians around 2,000 B.C.E. They built their
capital on the Euphrates river and built the hanging gardens, one of the world’s seven ancient wonders
Babylonian
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This was one of the most important works of this "First Dynasty of
Babylon", as it was called by the native historians, it was the
compilation of a code of laws
Code of Hammurabi
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The 'Code of Hammurabi' contains no laws having to do with religion. The basis of criminal law is that of equal retaliation comparable to the Semitic
law commonly known as this
“an eye for an eye.”
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This kingdom adopted Babylonian culture almost in its entirety, plus gave us the
cavalry & battering ram
Assyria
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The people of Mesopotamia believed that their world was controlled by gods, goddesses, monsters and these, created by the gods which
could either be evil or good
Demons
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was the god of the sky in the Sumerian creation myth and the father and
king of the gods in the Babylonian creation myth
An or Anu
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was the sweet-water ocean. The union of Tiamat and this god brought forth
the first gods.
Apsu
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The followers of the religions that refer to this text - Jews, Christians and
Muslims- believe in the existence of one unique God who is supremely good, knows all and can do all, and
who loves humanity
The Old Testament
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A Sumerian counting system based on base 60
sexagismal
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Sumerian script created by incising clay tablets with a wedge shaped
stylus giving it its name
Cuneiform
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Large Sumerian tiered, platform, structure made of mud brick
probably first used as a trading site and eventually became the temple of the patron god of the city state, later built in Assyria and Babylonia also
Ziggurat
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One of the earliest works of literature.
Contains a “flood story” that predates the Hebrew Old Testament story of
Noah by at least 2,000 years
Epic of Gilgamesh
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A form of government which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme
civil authority and the god's or deity's laws being interpreted by the
authorities
Theocracy