Rulers
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
I created the world's first empire.
Who was Sargon I.
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass (wealthy/rich) boys?
A person who was able to write.
What is a scribe?
An empire that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
The word alliance means.
What is cooperation or working together.
Which of the following has the correct order of the social structure in Mesopotamia? *The order should be from those who have the most power in Mesopotamia to the least.
a. Priest, upper class, lower class, slaves.
b. Slaves, priest, scribes, lower class.
c. Scribes, priest, upper class, merchants.
d. King, slaves, lower class, priest.
This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who are the Neo-Babylonians?
A nickname for Mesopotamia is ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
I began the Persian Empire. I built the royal road that stretched 1,700 miles.
Who was Cyrus the Great. Who was King Darius. the Great.
This empire created the shield/spear battle strategy.
Who were the Akkadians.
The Sumerians took an important step in changing their physical environment by ______.
a. using clay to make bricks for building.
b. controlling the floods on the rivers with levees and canals.
c. crossing the sea to trade with other countries.
d. cutting down the forests that covered Mesopotamia.
A time when people starve because there is so little food or what we call it when there is not enough food.
What is famine or food shortage.