The Assyrian army numbered how many soldiers , including the infantry, cavalry, and charioteers?

The Fertile Crescent includes parts of what modern countries?

Who conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted 200 years.

Why did Sumerian city-states go to war with one another?

Who was a hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds?

What is a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top?

Nineveh was the site of one of the first

People who study the heavenly bodies is called a

Who were the first large army to use iron weapons?

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

During the summer what was scarce in Mesopotamia?

The first Sumerian kings were probably

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers make up this group.

a form of writing developed by the people of sumer

Greek for "land between the rivers"

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

a method that brings water to crops

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

The few Sumerians who learned to write often held high positions in society as what?

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

One who studies the stars and planets

a political district

Chaldean king who built Babylon

the Assyrian Empire's capital city

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the