Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia between these two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to worship their gods?
The Ziggurats
What transportation technology were the Mesopotamians the first to invent?
The wheel or the Chariot
City-States were ruled by who?
Kings
What were jobs in Ancient Mesopotamia?
farmers, fishers, merchants, traders, artisans, hunters, gatherers...
Which of these is a story that describes a king who learns wisdom and kindness?A. The Legen of SargonB. The Code of HammurabiC. The Tale of UrukD. The Epic of Gilgamesh
What is: D. The Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the land called when it was able to produce good crops?
what is fertile
What did the Ancient Mesopotamians believe in?
Many Gods (polytheism)
What did King Nebuchadnezzar II build for his wife in Babylon?
He built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What were the areas of ancient Sumer divided into?
city-states
In order to trade the Phoenicians helped create a common language by developing this.
Which is a legal idea taken from Hammurabi’s Code that we still follow today?
The accused is innocent until proven guilty.
When humans relied on farming and domesticated animals.
In Ancient Mesopotamia, What does Polytheism Mean?
Believed in Multiple Gods
Mesopotamians divided an hour into
60 minutes
How did the Assyrians treat conquered people?
They exiled them to prevent future uprisings.
Which leader destroyed Jerusalem?Ashurbanipal,Nebuchadnezzar, or Hammurabi
Nebuchadnezzar
What was Hammurabi known for?
The code of hammurabi, first written laws
What is it called when you bring water to your crops through waterways and ditches?
irrigation
Where did priests live in mesopotamia?
In the Ziggurats
King Ashurbanipal collected 30,000 clay tablets in this impressive library
Library at Nineveh
Who was the city-states primary law-maker and judge?
The King
What did Scribes go to school for in Ancient Mesopotamia?
To learn to write / government officials
What were Hammurabi’s laws carved into?
Stela
Which present-day country makes up most of Mesopotamia? Iran, Israel, Egypt, or Iraq
Iraq
What aspects did Gods control of Ancient Mesopotamian's lives?
ALL aspects
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians Create?
what is Cuneiform
This Babylonian King created a set of laws for all citizens to follow.
Hammurabi
What is someone called when they go to school to learn to write and become government officials?
Scribes
Which Mesopotamian Civilization formed the world's first empire? Akkadia, Babylon, Sumer, or Assyria
Akkadia