The set of 282 laws in Babylonia
Hammurabi's Code
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
System of writing that existed in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
The first ever story written down was called...
Epic of Gilgamesh
Belief in just one god
Monotheism
The city-states of Mesopotamia did not have paper to write on. Instead, they often kept records (wrote) on...
Clay tablets
I am the sea to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Mesopotamia was located in an area with rich soil called the
Fertile Crescent
The word "Mesopotamia" translates to...
"Land between the rivers."
The Phoenicians were most known for
the alphabet
This empire conquered Mesopotamia
Persian Empire
The people in Mesopotamia upgraded many of their tools from stone to what metal?
Bronze
The Persian king who was kind and respectful to his people, even if he conquered them
Cyrus the Great
Another word for "farming" that allowed civilizations to begin
What is agriculture?
We call deserts or mountains that protect civilizations from invader ________.
natural barriers
What does it mean to "barter"
to trade a resource you have for something else