Rulers
I was a famous Babylonian King
Who is Hammurabi?
The belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
This was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
A temple in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
This person was considered the head priest in every Sumerian city.
What is the king?
These are the only children who were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upper-class (wealthy) boys?
This is the name of the system of writing developed in Ancient Sumer.
What is Cuneiform?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
A person who was considered a professional writer.
What is a scribe?
These are two ways rulers could spread their culture and beliefs to other kingdoms and civilizations.
What is war and trade
A traditional story, usually based on religious beliefs, that tells how things came to be.
What is a myth?
Hammurabi destroyed this kingdom when they did not come to his aid during an attack.
What is Larsa?
This is the large body of water that's to the west of Mesopotamia and touches parts of Europe.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This is considered the world's first set of laws.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Historians believe the great Babylonian King, Hammurabi, was born in this year.
What is 1810 BC?
This job would belong to a person who studies the stars, the moon, and the planets.
What is an astronomer (astronomy)?
This is the spread of social activities and cultural beliefs
What is Cultural Diffusion
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
This was the king who created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
This was a major turning point "event" that allowed, first towns, then cities, and eventually civilizations, to arise around 9000 BC.
What is agriculture?
This is the age in which people stopped hunting and gathering and began farming
What is the neolithic age?
This civilization, led by a famous king, was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
This is a period of time when people starve because there is so little food to eat.
What is famine?