Achievments
Geography/Economyy
Religion/Social Stat
People and Empires
Anything including the squirrel!
100
This invention helped improve trade and warfare because it allowed for carts and chariots to develop
Wheel
100
The two main rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
The belief in many gods
Polytheistic
100
A government or social order that is ruled by a king is called
Monarchy
100
What modern country is Mesopotamia in?
Iraq
200
This is the term for bringing water to the fields to help water their crops
irrigation
200
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is known as
Fertile Crescent (I will accept Mesopotamia too)
200
Large temples that were built with many tier levels
Ziggurat
200
A city that is ruled by a king and controls the surrounding land is called
City State
200
A set of unified laws created in the Babylonian empire and carved on large black stelas and displayed in the public
Hammurabi's Code of Law
300
Mesopotamian writing that is can be used to express abstract ideas like "love" and "freedom"
Cuneiform
300
This is a term for having extra supplies and food
Surplus
300
The believe that a person is part god and part human
demigod
300
Southern part of Mesopotamia that included the first 12 city states was called
Sumer
300
A term for a person that learned how to read and write on clay tablets
Scribe
400
The name of the story of a mythical king who fights a monster while pursuing eternal life
Epic of Gilgamesh
400
When people trading travel in large groups for protection
Caravan
400
Who are the second highest members of the social hierarchy in Mesopotamia.
Priests and Military Commanders
400
This empire was known for their ruthless warriors. They also invented the lock and key system
Assyrians
400
The part of society that has to do with money and jobs
Economy
500
This was a large temple covered in plants to make the king's wife happy. It was so beautiful people consider it a wonder of the Ancient World
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
500
This term describes a society that has many jobs that people can specialize in
Division of Labor
500
What happened to Mesopotamians defeated in war?
They were captured as slaves
500
Babylonian King who built a beautiful garden for his wife.He also invaded Jerusalem in the Bible
Nebuchadnezzar
500
What was the first empire in Mesopotamia (and the world)?
Akkadian Empire