Rulers
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
I 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 tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the leader of the Hebrews when the group began
Who was ABRAHAM?
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh?
A traditional story that tells a belief.
What is a myth?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
After leaving Egypt, the Israelites settled here.
What is Canaan?
I was the king of the Babylonians who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
The length of a traditional school day in Mesopotamia.
What is from sunrise to sunset?
This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What is the Babylonians?
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?
I created the world’s first empire
Who was Sargon I?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
The Sumerians created this new system of writing.
What is cunieform?
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine?