| A | B |
|---|
| Sumerians | This group is believed to have created the first civilization |
| Akkadians | This group is considered to have established the first empire |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | Sumerian story that parallels the Biblical story of the flood |
| Base 60 | Number system used by the Sumerians |
| Sargon | Akkadian king who conquered both nothern and southern Mesopotamia |
| Babylonians | Empire established by teh Amorites |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian king note for his code of laws |
| Hammurabi's Code of Laws | 282 Babylonian laws that dealt with everything that affected the community |
| Hittites | Indo-Europeans who were the first to smelt iron |
| Minoans | Residents of the Crete; they like to Bull Leap |
| Phoenicians | Civilization whose most lasting contribution was a 20 letter alphabet |
| Hebrews | Their monotheistic beliefs and culture had a lasting influence on Western Civilization |
| David | Israeli king who united the tribes; established Jerusalem |
| Soloman | Israeli king who build a great temple |
| Assyrians | First civilization to conquer all fo S.W. Asia from Persian Gulf to Mediterranean |
| Ashurbanipal | Assyrian king who create a library |
| Nineveh | Site of library created by Ashurbanipal |
| Chaldeans | Civilization that defeated the Assyrians and took Babylon as their capital |
| Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king who build the Hanging Gardens |
| Babylonian Captivity | Period during which the Jews were held captive in Babylonia |
| Persians | Indo-Europeans who created an empire based on tolerance and diplomacy |
| Cyrus | Persian king who allowed the Jews to return home |
| Satraps | Persian governors |
| King's Eyes and Ears | Representives of the king who check up on the satraps |
| Zoroastrianism | Founded by Zoraster, a Persian prophet |
| Avesta | Most sacred writing of Zoroastrianism |
| Torah | Most sacred writings of the Judaism |
