Rulers
A babylonian ruler
Hammurabi
What king established a calendar based upon astronomy
Hammurabi
Which ruler conquered an area but did not remove its leaders?
Cyrus the Great
Mesopotamia is part of the larger area which is called
Fertile Crescent
long poems that tell stories of heroes
epics
King of AKkad
Sargon
What was the first written story?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Who founded the city of Persepolis?
Darius the Great
The Mesopotamia is part of the current country of
Iraq
helped the Mesopotamians get water to their fields
irrigation
First King of Persia
Cyrus the Great
What invention was like our signature?
cylinder seal
Which leader created the first empire?
Sargon
Why is Mesopotamia called the 'cradle of civilization'?
where first civilization began
worship of may gods
polytheism
second king of Persia
Darius
Which empire invented ships used to trade?
Phoenecians
The world's first writer
Enheduanna
Name the LARGE body of water that is south of Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
territories and groups of people under a single ruler
empire
meaning of the word Mesopotamia
land between two rivers
What metal was used by the Sumerians to create weapons?
Bronze
Mesopotamia created the first ? which were cities and the surrounding areas
city-states
Name the HUGE body of water that is northwest of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean
division of society by rank or class
social hierarchy