| A | B |
|---|
| 1st Mesopotamian Civilization | Sumerians |
| Created the world's first alphabet | Phoenicians |
| Known for their cruelty to captives | Assyrians |
| Created the world's first coins | Lydians |
| 1st to create weapons/tools from Iron | Hittites |
| Traded purple dye | Phoenicians |
| Created the world's first empire | Akkadians |
| Ruler created the world's first law code | Babylonians |
| Founders of the 1st monotheistic faith | Hebrews |
| Forced other groups to pay tribute | Assyrians |
| Enslaved Jews during the Exile | Babylonians |
| Known for their astronomical observations | Babylonians |
| Created colonies all along the Mediterranean | Phoenicians |
| Created the world's first cities | Sumerians |
| Created the world's first epic | Sumerians |
