Rulers
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
The belief in only one god.
What is monotheism?
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
ALL TEAM QUESTION!
What is one contribution that the people of Mesopotamian created and how do we still use it today?Wheel
Place Value
Job Specialization
Irrigation
Writing
Standing Army
CHALLENGE QUESTION
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?
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
Before they were farmers, early people were called this because they had to find their food.
What are hunters and gatherers?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A _______ is a vast amount of land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?
What is from protection from invaders?
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
Finish this law : “If a man put out the eye of another man, his __________________.”
What is his eyes shall be put out?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
CHALLENGE QUESTION!
In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats.
Who are priests?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were ______
What are farmers?
What body of water is located to the East of Mesopotamia
What is The Persian Gulf?
The word Mesopotamia means…
What is land between two rivers?