What is the Ensi?
We came from the center of Mesopotamia and invaded the Sumerian cities.
Who were the Akkadians?
The legal codes originating from Babylonia and obeyed throughout Mesopotamia.
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
We did not use coins in Mesopotamia but instead made commercial transactions through this process.
What is bartering?
A civilization of warriors from the north of Mesopotamia that would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
Another name for northern Mesopotamia.
What is Assyria?
These are the three social groups of Mesopotamian society.
What are Nobles, Commoners, and Slaves?
The city-state between the Sumerian and Akkadian territories ruled by King Hammurabi.
What was Babylonia?
Another name for Lower Mesopotamia.
What is Chaldea?
I created the world’s first empire and ruled over the Akkadians.
Who was Sargon I?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise, especially alongside rivers.
What is agriculture?
The group who conquered Mesopotamia in 539 BCE and marked the end of Mesopotamian civilization.
Who are the Persians?
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
The writing system used in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?