Geography and Rivers
The two major rivers that defined the "land between two rivers."
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The wedge-shaped writing system invented by the Sumerians
Cuneiform
The world's first known civilization.
Sumer
The term for believing in many different gods
Polytheism
What is the capital of Illinois?
Springfield
This rich, fine soil was left behind by river floods and made farming possible.
silt
The Sumerian method used to channel river water to crops
Irrigation
The Babylonian king famous for creating an early, strict law code.
Hammurabi
Large, tiered Mesopotamian temple towers built to honor the gods
Ziggurat
A word that means both "being in trouble" and "the food is ready"
Cooked
The modern-day country where most of ancient Mesopotamia was located.
Iraq
This key transportation and mobility technology was first invented in Mesopotamia.
The wheel
The leader who created the world’s first multi-city empire by uniting Mesopotamia under the Akkadian Empire.
Sargon
The famous epic poem that tells the story of a Uruk king searching for wisdom.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What galaxy does the Earth belong to?
The Milky Way