Vocabulary
An extremely fertile type of soil in Mesopotamia
Silt
The name of the King who created the world's first empire
Sargon
The two rivers that supply water to all of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The invention that allowed faster trade on land
Wheel
How is an empire different from a city-state?
An empire is made up of many city-states
A city with its own ruling government
City-State
Who was responsible for making Babylon the center of the empire?
Hammurabi
The mountain region to the north of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
The invention that made trade faster on water
Sail
Why is the area around Mesopotamia called the Fertile Crescent?
It's fertile and shaped like a crescent.
A collection of city-states with an overarching government
Empire
Why was Hammurabi's Code important?
It was the first time laws were recorded/written down
The body of water to the west of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea
The Sumerian writing system was called
Cuneiform
Ur, Kish, and Ninevah are all examples of what?
City-states
The temples of worship in Mesopotamian city-states
Ziggurats
What was the oldest civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
The body of water to the southeast of Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Sumerians diverted water from the rivers to their fields using this
Irrigation
What type of religion did the Mesopotamians have?
Polytheistic
What is the oldest written epic in history?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the principle for punishment in Hammurabi's Code?
An eye for an eye
What is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers called?
Mesopotamia
Why were the ziggurats important?
They were centers of worship
What type of tools helped the Sumerians get a surplus of food?
Metal tools