Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria, Hittites, Achaemenid and Parthian empires, and key rulers.
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40 basic cards for College Ancient History. It opens with "Which Sumerian city-state was the largest and most powerful?" and "Around 3200 BCE, what writing system did Sumerians develop?". Study it alongside the other College sets below.
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- Which Sumerian city-state was the largest and most powerful?
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Uruk- Around 3200 BCE, what writing system did Sumerians develop?
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Cuneiform- What were ziggurats in ancient Mesopotamia?
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Large stepped temple structures built to honor the gods- Who unified Mesopotamia and founded the Akkadian Empire around 2334 BCE?
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Sargon of Akkad- What language did the Akkadians speak, eventually replacing Sumerian?
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Akkadian- Who created the Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest known legal codes?
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Hammurabi, king of Babylon- How many laws did the Code of Hammurabi contain?
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282 laws- During what centuries did Old Babylon flourish as a major power?
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Early 18th to mid-16th century BCE- Which Neo-Babylonian king rebuilt the Ishtar Gate and patronized monumental construction?
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Nebuchadnezzar II- What monumental gate in Babylon was decorated with blue glazed bricks and dragons?
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The Ishtar Gate- What was the chief god of Babylon?
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Marduk- Which Neo-Assyrian king established the famous library at Nineveh?
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Ashurbanipal- Which Assyrian king, active in the 9th century BCE, greatly expanded the empire through military campaigns?
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Ashurnasirpal II- Which Assyrian king, distinct from Sargon of Akkad, conquered the northern kingdom of Israel?
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Sargon II- What forcible resettlement policy did Assyrian kings use to control conquered territories?
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Mass deportation or population transfer
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