Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent

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  1. 4. In 1792 BC, ______________________ became king and created a powerful government.
  2. 7. The key to the Assyrians’ success was their strong _____________________.
  3. 9. The ___________________________ created a wealthy trading society.
  4. 10. The earliest set of written laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life was called _________________________________.
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  1. 1. The Phoenicians’ most important achievement was the development of an _________________________________, or a set of letters that can be combined to form words.
  2. 2. The Hittites were among the first people to master ironworking and use the __________________, a wheeled horse-drawn cart used in battle.
  3. 3. The most famous Chaldean king, ____________________________, rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city.
  4. 5. Another word for a ruler of a kingdom or empire is ________________________.
  5. 6. The city of _________________________ gained control of Mesopotamia near present day Baghdad, Iraq.
  6. 8. Motivated by the desire to trade, the Phoenicians became expert ______________________.