Geography
a paper that guides you and shows you locations on Earth
Mesopotamians were the first ones to invent farming or ___________
AGRICULTURE
Some cultures in ancient Mesopotamian started taking over cities and growing their territories. This is called..
EMPIRE
this word means "thousands of years ago", really old
ANCIENT
SLAVES
Mesopotamia was located in the area called __________thats in between Europe, Asia, and Africa
MIDDLE EAST
IRRIGATION
How many different cultures and groups were there in ancient Mesopotamia? (Sumerians, Akkadians....)
5
any ancient object studied by historians called archeologists
a professional religious leader who helped build temples to pray for the gods and spirits
Mesopotamians built many ________, such as Babylon, where people worked together.
Mesopotamian builders learned how to construct houses, temples, and other buildings. This is called...
ARCHITECTURE
Which king was known as a "The Great"? He had sculptures made of his face and ruled many cities.
SARGON
Mesopotamian lived thousands of years ago. This era was known as BC, which means...
BEFORE CHRIST
a professional artist or builder was called ____
ARTISTAN
Mesopotamia existed in many _______, such as Syria, Iraq, Iran, etc
COUNTRIES
Mesopotamian farmers took wild animals and started raising them at home. This is called ________
DOMESTICATION
GILGAMESH
Mesopotamians developed the first systems of government, which is called ____________
a professional writer was called a _____
SCRIBE
two rivers in ancient Mesopotamia were:
the Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamians had a writing system on clay tablets that was called...
CUNEIFORM
Hammurabi
a historian who studies ancient artifacts
ARCHEOLOGIST
a professional businessman was known as a _____
MERCHANT