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100
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100

Name one major piece of technology that developed in Mesopotamia.

Cuneiform, Sun dial, wheel, plow, irrigation systems

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
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
200

Why were kings signficant?

They were considered to be a connection to the gods

200

List out the 6 characteristics of an advanced civilization.

Advanced cities, specialized workers, culture, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology

200

I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.

What is Sumer?

200

The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.

What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?

200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300

I am the second most powerful in the social hierarchy behind the king

Who is the priest?

300

First set of laws to apply to everyone in Mesopotamia

What is the code of Hammurabi?

300

I was the civilization and empire led by King Hammurabi.

What is the Babylonian Empire?

300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300

Provide two examples of Mesopotamian gods.

Who are Marduk, Enki, Ishtar?

400

I was the king of the Chaldeans during the Neo-Babylonian empire

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

400

List out the social hierarchy of Mesopotamia (start with the most powerful and end with the least powerful)

King, Priest, craftspeople/merchants/traders, farmers/laborers, slaves

400

A brutal civilization and empire that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.

What is the Assyrian 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
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
500

I created the world’s first empire (Akkadian empire)

Who was Sargon I?

500
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
500

This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

What is the Neo-Babylonian empire?

500

Why were the Tigris and Euphrates rivers important to Mesopotamia?

Flooding created silt deposits with fertile soil for farming, trade, fishing

500

Explain how advanced cities and specialized workers are connected.

Cities were centers of trade where specialized workers would go to trade goods and services for a profit.
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