Fertile Crescent
These are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
What are Tigris and Euphrates?
This considered the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
This is considered the worlds first writing system.
What is cuneiform?
He was the king of Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi?
This considered the basis for the English language.
What is the Alphabet?
This is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
What is Silt?
This consisted of a city and the surrounding countryside.
What is a city-state?
This invention helped make farming easier.
What is the plow?
This people group was good at ironworking.
Who are the Hittites?
Education and law making were reserved for these individuals.
Who are the men?
These are two ways that farmers controlled water in Mesopotamia.
What are canals and irrigation
He was considered the first ruler of the Akkadians and had a well developed Army.
Who is Sargon?
This form of architecture was built in the middle of the city.
What is a Ziggurat?
This was code was developed to setup rules for the people.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This is what the Sumerians wrote on.
What are clay tablets?
This is what happens when people specialize in particular job or task.
What is a division of labor?
This style of religion was popular in early Mesopotamia.
What is Polytheism?
These were used to build the houses and buildings in Mesopotamia.
What are mud bricks?
These people were known for building boats and trading cedar?
Who are the Phoenicians?
This is was a popular item made from imported gold, silver and gems.
What is Jewlery?
This caused populations to grow in early Mesopotamia.
What is a food surplus?
She was a priestess, poet, and hymn writer.
Who is Enheduanna?
This particular way of writing stories developed in Mesopotamia.
What are Epics?
This ruler built a famous garden for his wife.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
These people/ group were know for making advancements in Astronomy.
Who are the Chaldeans?