Vocabulary
In Greek, it means "land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia
Of the two rivers that flow through Sumer, this river sits slightly north of the other.
What is the Tigris
The only ones who could enter the temple
What are priests
A king required this to stay in power
What is the military
United all of Mesopotamia by taking every city-state wall down
Who were the Akkadians
This word means the end of an empire
Fall
Located in north east Mesopotamia, the foothills of this landform were excellent for farming
What are the Zagros Mountains
He ruled a city-state
What was a king
Assyrians fought with weapons made from this
What is iron
Wrote a code of law and wrote it on steeles for all to see
Who was Hammurabi
To have a surplus of something
What is abundance
In Sumer, two main rivers empty into this gulf
What is the Persian Gulf
They engaged in buying and selling things
Who were traders
When an army cuts off supplies to an enemy city and keeps attacking until they surrender
What is a siege
This empire ended because it fizzled out.
What was the Babylonian Empire
Sumerian writing, made by pressing a wedge-shaped quill into wet clay
What is cuneiform
Located above Mesopotamia, this large peninsula is now modern day Turkiye. Hint: A. M.
What is Asia Minor
This social class used workshops
Craftspeople
The Assyrians used these to breach (get over) enemy walls
What is a moveable towers
The supreme god in Babylon
Who was Marduk
Step pyramid in each Sumerian city-state
What is a ziggurat
This two-word name describes a region of excellent soil that spans from Sumer to Ancient Israel.
What is the Fertile Crescent
These workers lived nearest to the outer walls of a city-state
Who were farmers and fishermen (and slaves)
This empire surrounded their capital city with an inner wall, an outer wall, and a moat.
What is Neo-Babylonia
This empire's capital city was Argade
What was the Akkadian Empire