Lessons 8-11 Flashcards

1
Q

Identify Assyria on the map below

A

B

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2
Q

Identify Babylonia on the map below

A

E

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3
Q

Identify Nineveh on the map below.

A

C

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4
Q

Identify Babylon on the map below.

A

F

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5
Q

Identify the Tigris River on the map below.

A

G

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6
Q

Identify the Euphrates River on the map below.

A

D

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7
Q

Identify the Persian Gulf on the map below.

A

H

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8
Q

Identify the Caspian Sea on the map below.

A

A

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9
Q

area of land between Tigris and Euphrates where earliest civilizations developed

A

Mesopotamia

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10
Q

collection of stories about ancient Mesopotamia

A

Arabian Nights

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11
Q

chief god of Babylon; creator god of world

A

Marduk

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12
Q

a severe fever; usually found in tropical or subtropical locations

A

malaria

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13
Q

an official sent by a government to live in a foreign city

A

consul

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14
Q

Assyrian city

A

Nineveh

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15
Q

For the use of readers.

A

Assurbanipal

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16
Q

ornamental molding on wall near ceiling

A

cornice

17
Q

Assyrian and Babylonian form of writing

A

cuneiform

18
Q

king of the early Babylonians

A

Hammurabi

19
Q

king of later Babylonians (Chaldeans)

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Nebuchadnezzar

20
Q

Nebuchadnezzar’s gardens in Babylon

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Hanging Gardens

21
Q

a writing implement with sharp end to scratch writing and blut end for obliterating it

A

stylus

22
Q

to engage in noisy and lively festivities

A

revel

23
Q

He who would excel in the school of the scribes must rise like the dawn.

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Babylonian copybook