Rulers
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 farm's fields.
What is irrigation?
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the king of Babylon and created a system of laws to ensure proper behavior from all citizens.
Who was Hammurabi?
We were the people who had a strong connection with the gods.
Who are priests/priestesses?
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?
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
A brutal civilization that was very warlike and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A _______ is a 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?
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 resulting in food for large numbers of people.
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 the land between two rivers?