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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 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 religious temple tower in Mesopotamia.

What is a ziggurat?

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

We were allowed to be scribes in Mesopotamia.

Who are upperclass boys?

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 civilization became the first empire in Mesopotamia and was lead by Sargon.

What is Akkadia?

300

I am the modern country where Mesopotamia once was.

What is Iraq?

300
A _______ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
400
What was the name of Gilgamesh's companion in the story?

Enkidu

400
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
400

How did Hammurabi's laws influence the US Constitution?

-Written laws that everyone can know and follow

-Level of consequences depending on crime

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 high up in the social hierarchy and practice religion at Ziggurats.

Who are priests?

500

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

What is farming?

500

When people can have different jobs because of farming:

What is job specialization?

500

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

Land between two rivers

500

What does the Epic of Gilgamesh teach us about ancient Mesopotamian society?

-they believed in many gods

-they had male leaders that were expected to be fair

-they loved stories about heroes

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