Mesopotamia
The Empires
Vocabulary
Name That
100

Between these rivers I will build civilization.

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers


100

descendants of the Babylonians from Hammurabi’s time.


Chaldean


100

tells the story of a hero in the form of a poem

Epic


100

"Any eye for an eye" comes from what law code?

Code of Hammurabi or Hammurabi's Code


200

Sumerian cities developed into ..


City-states


200

known for brutal war tactics; harsh rule


Assyrian Empire


200

the first writing system


Cuneiform

200

Group that rebelled against the Assyrians.


Chaldeans


300

Social groups that developed in Sumerian city-states.


upper class, a middle class, and a lower class.


300

Babylon grows; hanging gardens built


Chaldean Empire


300

Polytheism


A belief in many gods.


300

Nineveh


Assyrian Empire Capital

400

Mesopotamia was located where?

Fertile Crescent

400

Using a brutal army with iron weapons forcibly took over all of Mesopotamia


Assyrian Empire


400

mapped the stars, planets, and phases of the moon


Astronomers

400

Reconstructed Babylon and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.


King Nebuchadnezzar


500

The role of women in Sumerian society.


In charge of running the home and caring for children. They were also expected to teach their daughters those same skills.


500

Conquered other Amorite cities then built own cities


Babylonian Empire


500

Ziggurat


large, pyramid-shaped temple was a holy place


500

City-states often went to war with one another over ..

resources and territory

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