Geography
The two rivers that border Ancient Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower
What is a Ziggurat
This was the first Empire to Empire to take over Mesopotamia
Who is the Akkadian Empire
Neighboring settlers used this to exchange goods
What is Trade
What is the land between two rivers
This is the name of the crescent-like shape of rich soil
A two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse
What is a Chariot
What is the Hammurabi Code?
Settlers built these to live in instead of moving to hunt and gather
What are shelters?
What is asking the gods for blessings?
Sumerians built these to control the amount of water supply in the valley
What are Levees? (Canals and dams are acceptable answers.)
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
What is Cuneiform
This Empire used the military tactic called a Siege to take over the Hammurabi Empire
Who was the Assyrian Empire
Before farmers, individuals used this form of living to survive. (Traveling from place to place)
These are characteristics of a civilization
What are a social structure, religious beliefs, and achievements in the arts and technology
Sumerian cities built these in preparation for attacks from neighboring city-states.
What are strong walls made of mud? (They also built moats.)
The way a civilization is organized
What is a Social Structure?
What is the Persian Empire
Sumerian farmers invented these two items to help them farm
What is a plow and irrigation system? (If needed take 1 of 2.)
This is the belief in many gods
What is polytheistic?
Present-day Mesopotamia is located here
What is a Bas-relief
He was the leader of the Akkadian Empire
Who was Sargon
This time period was the name for the people who settled and farmed instead of hunting a gathering
What is the Neolithic Age
This is a small harp that Sumerian musicians play
What is a Lyre