Geography
What are the Euphrates and Tigris rivers
In Mesopotamia, flooded rivers were filled with this fertile soil
The Sumerians built these holy temples
What are ziggurats
This ruler conquered all of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire
Who is Sargon
King Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt this city, making it the largest and richest in the world
What is Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in this modern day country
What is Iraq
This method of watering crops helped farmers to grow a surplus of food
What is irrigation
In addition to farming, this was the most important part of a Sumerian economy
What is trade
This Babylonian King developed and enforced a written list of 282 laws
One of the Seven Wonders of the World, this was terraced gardens built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This mountain range is located east of the Fertile Crescent
What is the Zagros Mountains
This is the belief in many gods
What is polytheism
This was the system of writing developed by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform
This was the first large army to use iron weapons
Who are the Assyrians
These groups of people who study the stars and planets invented the sundial and seven-day week
The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers emptied into this body of water
What is the Persian Gulf
You might hire this person to record information
What is a scribe
This Sumerian invention made travel and trade easier
What is the wheel
This group of people united with the Medes and rebelled against the Assyrians
Who are the Chaldeans
As the Chaldean Empire weakened, these people captured Babylon and took over
Who are the Persians
This body of water is located west of the Fertile Crescent
What is the Mediterranean Sea
This is another word for taxes or forced payment to the government
What is tribute
What is a city-state
An Assyrian king built one of the world's first libraries in this city
What is Nineveh
Traveling groups of merchants
What are caravans