The Ancient World #1 Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia

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  1. 3. Earliest epic poem; composed/preserved during reign of Hammurabi
  2. 5. Square-cornered, step-shaped building used as temple and set in the center of a city; priest sat atop them
  3. 8. First known form of writing, used wedge shapes
  4. 9. Second Babylonian Empire's name; ruled by Nabopolassar
  5. 12. Word/Name that means "between the two rivers"
  6. 13. City in Sumer considered the oldest official city in the world by many
  7. 17. Region of southern Mesopotamia divided into Sumer and Akkad; Ruled by Amorites
  8. 19. Neo-Babylonian emperor conquers and enslaves them for 70 years.
  9. 21. The first known civilization
  10. 22. First form of government created in Sumer that spread throughout Mesopotamian region
  11. 24. Strong Babylonian ruler who expands the empire to the Mediterranean Sea, returns Babylon to its "golden age" of political might and cultural beauty; rules 43+ years
  12. 26. Amorite prince who makes Babylon the religious, cultural, and political center of western Asia
  13. 27. Building material used to build homes, temples, etc. in ancient Mesopotamia; wore down from erosion of wind and water so few original buildings exist today.
  14. 28. Jewish religious city destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar
  15. 29. Sumerians developed the first known wheel to improve their production of this product
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  1. 1. 282 of these covered property rights, criminal justice, commerce, family matters
  2. 2. Number of empires associated with Babylon
  3. 4. Principle of legal punishment; punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
  4. 6. Group of harsh ruling warriors whose empire is overthrown in 616 BC reestablishing the Babylonian Empire.
  5. 7. Greek and Latin name for city "gate of the gods", Babel in Hebrew
  6. 10. Group of people from river valley region who form the first united empire under one strong ruler
  7. 11. Number that the Sumerian mathematical system was based on
  8. 14. System created by Sargon where sons of kings inherit their father's position and power
  9. 15. First comprehensive written legal code
  10. 16. Babylonian Empire that falls when Hammurabi dies and his weak sons take over; Kassites and Assyrians rule until 612 BC
  11. 18. Country today where Ur, Eridu, Akkad, and Babylon were located
  12. 20. Create a valley where history began; flood patterns are regular
  13. 21. Sumer was located in the _______ and Akkadians were in the ______ of the river valley region
  14. 22. Dug by Sumerians/Akkadians to irrigate and control flooding; improved farming in the river valley
  15. 23. Leader known as "the Great," unites Mesopotamians under one government and language for the first time in history
  16. 25. Akkadians united all the city-states into this new form of government