Geography
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
What was the system of writing developed by the Sumerians called?
What is cuneiform?
Who was the famous Babylonian king known for his code of laws?
Who is Hammurabi?
What was the religion of Mesopotamia called?
What is polytheism?
What was the main occupation of most Mesopotamians?
What is farming?
What modern-day country is most of ancient Mesopotamia located in?
What is Iraq?
What innovation allowed Mesopotamians to transport goods more efficiently?
What is the wheel?
Which ruler is credited with building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II?
What were the massive temple structures built in Mesopotamian cities called?
What are ziggurats?
What type of homes did most Mesopotamians live in?
What are mud-brick houses?
Mesopotamia is often called "The Land Between Two Rivers." What does "Mesopotamia" mean in Greek?
What is "between rivers"?
What important farming tool did Mesopotamians create to control water flow to crops?
What is irrigation?
Who was the first known ruler to unite the city-states of Mesopotamia under one empire?
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
Mesopotamians believed in many gods. What do we call the belief in multiple gods?
What is polytheism?
What is the name of the ancient Mesopotamian marketplace?
What is a bazaar?
What was the name of the fertile region where Mesopotamia was located?
What is the Fertile Crescent?
What was one of the first legal codes established in Mesopotamia?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Which Mesopotamian king is a major figure in the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Who is Gilgamesh?
Which god was considered the chief deity in Babylon?
Who is Marduk?
Mesopotamians wrote on clay tablets using what type of tool?
What is a stylus?
Name one geographic factor that made Mesopotamia a prime location for early civilization.
What is fertile soil from river floods or proximity to fresh water?
Mesopotamians were one of the first to develop a system for measuring time. What system did they create?
What is the 60-second minute or 60-minute hour?
What Assyrian king expanded the empire and is known for creating one of the first libraries?
Who is Ashurbanipal?
What was the role of priests in Mesopotamian society?
What is conducting religious ceremonies and acting as intermediaries between the gods and the people?
What was a major economic activity in Mesopotamia besides farming?
What is trade or commerce?