Vocabulary
Empires
Kings
Geography
Miscellaneous
100
To exchange goods directly without currency.
Barter
100
What was the first Mesopotamian empire?
Akkadian
100
Hammurabi was the king of what empire
Babylonian
100
The area of Mesopotamia near to the Persian gulf that has the most fertile lands and is home to Sumerians.
Sumer
100
Fine fertile soil carried by the waters of the river
Silt
200
To supply with water. It is a technique the Mesopotamians used to properly water their crops.
Irrigate
200
The first empires were created when kings took over many of these.
City-states
200
This king created a code of laws on a stela for all to see.
Hammurabi
200
What occurred yearly that allowed the people of Mesopotamia to grow food?
The rivers flooded
200
This system of writing used wedge shaped symbols
Cuneiform
300
An independent state that works with another state to accomplish a common goal
Ally
300
This empire was the first to use cavalry
Assyrian
300
This King created the world's first empire
Sargon the Great
300
Where is modern day Mesopotamia located?
Middle East. Iraq, Iran, and Turkey.
300
This invention began as a way to easily shape clay. Then was used for war on chariots.
Wheel
400
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Polytheism = More than one god
Monotheism = One god
400
What Mesopotamian empire was the largest
Persian
400
Nebudchadnezzar II built the hanging gardens for his wife. What empire did he rule?
Neo-Baylonian
400
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
400
We count by 10's. What number did the Mesopotamians count by that we still use to measure time.
60
500
Ziggurat
500
What are the 4 Mesopotamian empires in order from the first to last.
Akkadian
Assyrian
Babylonian
Neo-Babylonian
Persian
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Neo-Babylonian
Persian
500
How did the priests help the kings maintain power?
The priests said that the kings were chosen by the gods to rule
500
What two seas is Mesopotamia between?
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
500
Why is it called the fertile crescent
Shaped like a crescent and fertile soils