Pandas
Greek for "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
Territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
Province
People who study the heavenly bodies
Astronomer
Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.
The Persians
What is the name of the small brown lemur from Madagascar
MORT
Babylon became rich from trade due to being located between the Mediterranean Sea and the __________
Persian Gulf
Complex societies with organized governments, culture and writing
Civilization
Beep Beep
I'm a Sheep
Pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
Ziggurat
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians
How to use stronger metals such as iron for weapons
A group of merchants traveling together
Caravan
Long poem that records the deeds of a hero
Epic
What part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Hanging Gardens
Particles of fertile soil
Silt
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
City-State
Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds
Gilgamesh
Payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
Tribute
A method of bringing water to crops
Irrigation
A geographic area
Region
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life
Hammurabi
Person who copies or writes out documents
Scribe
What was the Sumerian Calendar based on
Cycles of the Moon
What were some roles of Sumerian Women
Running the home
Caring for children
Teach daughters same skills
Some owned businesses
Form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
Cuneiform
Belief in more than one God
Polytheism