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100

I was a Babylonian King who created a harsh set of rules. 

Who is HAMMURABI?

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100

A pyramid shaped structure used for religious purposes and to store important government records. 

What is a ziggurat?

200
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
200

What is government called that is ruled by a king whose power is inherited throughout a royal bloodline?

Monarchy

200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300

I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. There is a great epic written about me.

Who was Gilgamesh?

300
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
300

This was the first Empire in the world.  It was created by a group of nomadic herders that settled in Mesopotamia. 

Akkadian Empire

300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A _______ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
400

Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?

What is from protection from invaders?

400

Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.

What is the wheel?

400
Finish this law : “If a man put out the eye of another man, his __________________.”
What is his eyes shall be put out?
400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
500

In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats. I was often chosen due to my relationship with the kings. 

Who are priests?

500

This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.

What is the Agricultural Revolution?

500
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were ______
What are farmers?
500
What body of water is located to the East of Mesopotamia
What is The Persian Gulf?
500
The word Mesopotamia means…
What is land between two rivers?
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