Geography
On this piece of fertile land, Mesopotamia was able to flourish on
Fertile Crescent
This earliest known writing system was created using pictographs and other symbols on clay tablets
Cuneiform
The city of Akkadia is located along the western bank of this river
Eurphrates
This famous gate led into the city of Babylon
Ishur Gate
This city was located on the Tigris River and became the capital of Assyria
Ashur
The city of Babylon was split on both banks of this river
Euphrates
This religion was the main religion of Sumeria
Polytheism
Akkadia is known for this type of prowess and knowledge of the ancient world
Military
This famous architecture created in Babylon became one of the seven ancient wonders of the world
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
This siege machine was created and used by the Assyrians to knock down doors to invade other city-states
Battering Ram
Assyria is located in these two modern day countries
Iraq and Turkey
This King of Uruk had an epic poem written about him
Gilgamesh
This Akkadian king created the world's first empire
Sargon I
This Babylonian king created a set of laws so that future kings would be able to treat people fairly
Hammurabi
This king was the last great king of Assyria and created the world's first library.
Ashurbanipal
This city of Assyria did not start out as the capital of Assyria but soon became the capital after King Ashurbanipal
Nineveh
These people assisted the king
Priests
These religious temples was created during the Akkadian reign to honor the gods
Ziggurats
This Babylonian astronomy invention is still used today
Zodiac
The first library, created by King Ashurbanipal was lost during the final sack of Nineveh during this year in time
612 BC
This city was the focal point of the first Mesopotamian civilization
Sumer
This god was the god of water and human culture
Enki
This Akkadian king was Sargon I grandson and his death led to the fall of the Akkadian Empire
Naram-Sin
The Code of Hammurabi had this many laws
282
These two epics were the only two epics every recovered from the world's first library in Nineveh
The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Babylonian Creation Epic