Mesopotamia
this name means land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
this system of communication was developed by Sumer
What is writing?
this civilization inherited the culture of Sumer
What is Babylonia?
The last civilization of arise in Mesopotamia
What is Assyria?
Mesopotamia was located in this region
What is the Middle East or Northeast Africa?
The name 'Mesopotamia' comes from this language
What is Greek?
Babylonians created this aspect of time
What is the 60-minute hour?
this ancient geographical region extends from the eastern end of the Mediterranean in a huge arc to the Persian Gulf
What is the Fertile Crescent?
the larger geographical region that Mesopotamia is a part of
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Babylonians created this system of tracking days.
What is the 12-month lunar calendar?
first civilization to arise in Mesopotamia
Who are the Sumerians?
Sumer was located just north of this body of water, which is an inland extension of the Arabian Sea
What is the Persian Gulf?
The Babylonians invented this widely used mathematics tool.
What are the multiplication tables?
second civilization to arise in Mesopotamia
What is Babylonia?
This king conquered Babylonia in 539 B.C.
Who was King Cyrus?