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22 Cards in this Set
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Who are the rulers of the fertile crescent in order? |
Sargon, Hammurabi, Sennacherib, Essarhadon, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Naboridas, Belshazzar, Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Darius (I) the Great, Alexander the Great, Seleucus |
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What structure was used by the Sumerians to pray, later adopted by the civilizations that conquered Sumer |
Ziggurats |
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Who were the Sumerians originally conquered by? |
Sargon of Akkad, in 2300BC |
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What was the government used by the Sumerians called, and what was their army called? |
No government, and no army |
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Sargon chose ___ to be his capitol
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Ur |
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"The ____ Story" and "The Epic of _______" portray (gods in a family) a ______ |
1. Creation 2. Gilgamesh 3. Pantheon |
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What did Hammurabi make that he was remembered for? |
The Code of Hammurabi (1792-1649) |
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Who was Hammurabi's Patron God? |
Shamash |
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Which ruler separated the slaves class into warriors (army) and workers (slaves still lmao) |
Hammurabi |
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In 626 BC, Assyrian King __________ destroys Babylon |
Sennacherib |
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What did ____________, King Sennacherib's son do to Babylon after becoming King? |
He rebuilt it, after Sennacherib destroyed it |
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Who followed Essarhadon and what did they do? |
King Nabopolassar frees new Babylon and leads an army to Nineveh, out of revenge against Sennacherib's razing of Babylon |
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King _________ ruled Babylon from 605 - 562 BC, building the tower of Babel, the Hanging Gardens, and bringing slaves back from Babylon to Jerusalem |
Nebuchadnezzar II |
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Who followed Nebuchadnezzar II? And who was his next-in line? |
Naboridas, ruling before Belshazzar |
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What is the legend of "the writing on the wall" and which King does it focus on |
The legend is that Belshazzar drank wine from barrels liberated from the Temple he had destroyed, and Cyrus the Great killed him the same night God sends Belshazzar the message that he will die |
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How many wives did Nebuchadnezzar II have? (Including side chicks) |
100+ |
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Who takes power only after killing Belshazzar |
Cyrus the Great (Persian), who then frees the Jews, and takes over Babylon |
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Why were parts of Babylon destroyed after Cyrus the Greats Rule? Who ruled after him? |
Xerxes came into power, and rebellions caused large parts of the city to collapse |
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What was Xerxes's capital, and why is it so darn impressive? |
Persepolis; On it's immense terrace sat the massive Apadana Palace and the Hall of a Hundred Columns. The approach to the complex was via the Starway of Nations featuring friezes of Kings. |
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After Xerxes came Darius the Great. Who obliterated him? |
Alexander H̶a̶m̶i̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ the Great |
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Who succeeded Alexander H̶a̶m̶i̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ the Great? |
̶P̶h̶i̶l̶i̶p̶ Seleucus, who started the Seleucid empire |
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After thousands of years, the Euphrates River did what, and why is that important? |
It changed course gradually, leaving Babylon stranded in the hot desert with no water |
