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Vocabulary
100

It was believed that kings were chosen by _________.

What are gods?

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100

The abbreveation BCE stands for this.

What is before the common era?

200

The King was in charge of these duties.

What are taxes, buildings, laws, irrigation systems, etc.

200

The year that Mesopotamia may have been founded

What is 5,000 BCE?

200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

Nutrient rich soil

What is silt?

300
The person who records things for a person of higher status (by etching it into a stone tablet)

What is a scribe?

300
A traditional story that tells a belief.
What is a myth?
300
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300

Gods and goddesses

What are deities?

400
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
400
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
400

This civilization/Empire conquered Sumer

What is the Akkadian Empire?

400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400

The Mesopotamian form of writing

What is cuneiform?

500

I created the world’s first empire

Who was Sargon?

500
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
500

What is special about the Code of Hammurabi?

What is the that it united the people because it 'treated everyone fairly' and was the first set of laws written down?

500
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
500

Gifts given to rulers, collected similar to taxes

What is a tribute?

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