Let's Catch a Cab
The system of writing that used picture symbols
cuneiform
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
With more ______________, military leaders came to power in Mesopotamia after Sumer
Wars
Achievements
What continent has the largest population in the world?
Asia
A building that was like an Egyptian pyramid, usually a temple in the center of town
Ziggurat
What two rivers flowed through Ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was the first empire builder?
Sargon of Akkad
The location of the civilization and how the environment affected the people
Location
What is the largest non-polar desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert in Africa
A trading system that used goods instead of money
Bartering
Who was the king that was known for creating the Hanging Gardens, supposedly one of the "wonders of the world"
King Nebuchadnezzar
Hammurabi
The belief system of the people and what god(s) they believed in
Religion
What is the longest river in Africa?
The Nile
A system of city-states or countries that are connected together when they are defeated by another people
Empire
Sumer was the first to invent this item, something we use in our everyday lives today
The wheel
What was the old metal and the new metal that tools and weapons were made out of that made a big difference in who conquered the ancient world?
Bronze to Iron
Who is in power in the civilization, what are the laws of the civilization?
Politics
Which two countries share the longest border in the world?
The United States and Canada
The belief in more than one god
polytheism
Rulers and priests, Merchants, artists, and scribes, peasant farmers, captured slaves
Who were two of the leaders of Persia who created the biggest empire known at the time?
Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius I
Did the civilization trade? What kind of money or trading system did they use?
Economics
What country has a city that is on two continents?
Turkey