Geography
Society
Contributions
Empires of Mesopotamia
Miscellaneous
100
Mesopotamia is a Greek phrase that is translated into this in English.
What is "the land between the rivers"?
100
This was the first group of people to settle the lands of the Fertile Crescent.
Who are the Sumerians?
100
A writing system that was made up of about 1,200 different characters, the first written language.
What is cuneiform?
100
A Babylonian king who is famous for the creation of a code of laws that helped govern his empire with fair but sometimes brutal consequences for broken laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
Large structures devoted to the god or gods that were worshipped.
What are ziggurats?
200
These are two rivers allowed for civilization to take place in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
Early civilizations believed in this idea that there were many gods controlling the acts of nature and life, not just one.
What is polytheism?
200
An invention that was used on carts and chariots at the time is now used in many parts of life today and is one of the most important inventions in all of human history.
What is the wheel?
200
The leader of the Akkadians, the world's first emperor who formed the world's first empire.
Who is Sargon?
200
Mesopotamian kings broke up their land into these political districts, each ruled by government officials chosen by the king to collect taxes and carry out laws.
What are provinces?
300
This is the present day region that Mesopotamia is located in.
What is the Middle East?
300
Due to the harsh desert surroundings and climate, these places developed independently while governing their surrounding territory.
What is a city-state?
300
This job involved record keeping (taxes, farming, day-to-day tasks, etc.) and required the ability to read and write.
What is a scribe?
300
Known for their harsh rule and military strength, this empire took control of Mesopotamia after the Babylonians and contributed the world's first library under the rule of King Ashurbanipal.
Who are the Assyrians?
300
This epic (a long poem) is known as the oldest piece of literature in world history and tells the tale of a Mesopotamian king and his adventures.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
This technique allowed settlers in the Fertile Crescent to transport water from the rivers to their farmland.
What is irrigation?
400
One's placement in these was determined at birth, as well as your occupation (job).
What are social classes?
400
This invention made farming much easier and could be pulled by livestock.
What is the wooden plow?
400
This group rebelled against their rulers, the Assyrians, and established the last of the great Mesopotamian empires.
Who are the Chaldeans?
400
The Persians took over as the ruling power in Mesopotamia after this empire fell.
Who are the Chaldeans?
500
While violent and unpredictable, this act of the rivers was welcomed by the early settlers of Mesopotamia due to the spreading of silt (fertile soil) throughout their farmland.
What is flooding?
500
Place these individuals in their correct classes...
King, slave, merchant, artisan, priest, farmer
King, priest= Upper class
Merchant, artisan, farmer= Middle Class
Slave= Lower class
500
The Sumerians used this substance (a mix of copper and tin) to make stronger weapons, tools, and jewelry.
What is bronze?
500
Built by King Nebuchadnezzar in the city of Babylon using a complex irrigation system, this marvel is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
500
This substance is stronger than bronze and its use in weapon making increased the strength of the Assyrian Empire and its military.
What is iron?