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100
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100

I was the legendary leader of Mesopotamia that the world's first story was written about.

Who is Gilgamesh?

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 temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
100

She is considered the first human. 

Who is Lucy?

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

This is the name of Mesopotamian currency or money.

What are shekels?

200

I am at the top of the Mesopotamian social hierarchy.

Who is the king?

200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
200

A tool used by historians to place events in chronological order.

What is a timeline?

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

I am at the bottom of the Mesopotamian social hierarchy.

Who are slaves?

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?
300

This was the first animal to be domesticated.

What is the dog?

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?
400

Define the term nomad.

Someone who is constantly moving?
500
In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats.
Who are priests?
500

The materials used in making Mesopotamian rafts.

What is wood and inflated animal skins?

500

This god _____________ gave Hammurabi 282 codes/laws.

Who is Shemash.

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?
500

This development allowed people to begin settling down.

What is farming/agriculture?

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