Ancient Near East

Name these facts about the ancient near east!
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'Cradle of Civilization', situated between two rivers
Mesopotamia
Two rivers that the above is situated between
Tigris
Euphrates
Mesopotamian Empire, regarded as the first empire
Akkadian Empire
Founder of the above
Sargon the Great
Kingdom in Mesopotamia between 2500 and 605 B.C.
Assyria
Two capitals of the above
Ashur
Nineveh
City famous for its Hanging Gardens
Babylon
King who commissioned the build of the Hanging Gardens
Nebuchadnezzar II
Largest Mesopotamian City State
Ur
Founder of the above city
Ur-Nammu
Epic Poem regarded as the first great work of literature
Epic of Gilgamesh
Massive terraced step-pyramids built by the Mesopotamians
Ziggurat
Region and Civilization of Southern Mesopotamian, settled in 5500 BC
Sumer
Crescent-shaped area of Mesopotamia and Egypt, where the first civilizations rose
Fertile Crescent
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Feb 28, 2015
please accept sargon !!!!!