Mesopotamia Bingo

A

100

He conquered Sumer and created the world's first empire

Sargon

200

Babylonian king who was known for making the first set of written laws.

Hammurabi

300

An ancient pyramid-like structure, used as a temple in Mesopotamian cultures.

Ziggurat

400

This was an important grain crop for early Mesopotamians. They made beer from it.

Barley

500

Mesopotamians created these to control the seasonal flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates, directing the water where they wanted it to go.

Canals

600

Too much water that would come down in the Spring, only to later disappear as a drought in the Summer.

Flood

B

100

Sumerians invented a mathematical system based on this number.

60

200

King Nebuchadnezzar II created this ancient wonder of the world to please his wife. The Hanging Gardens of ________.

Babylon

300

The worship of many gods and godesses.

Polytheism

400

The first written story tells the tale of an Uruk king who goes on a quest for immortality. What was the name of the story?

Epic of Gilgamesh

500

One of the two rivers that make up 'Mesopotamia". By the _________ River! By the __________ River!

Euphrates

600

This Sumerian city state was advanced due to its massive wall, canals throughout the city, and giant ziggurat in the center.

Ur

C

100

This term means 'between two rivers'. The rivers in question are the Tigris and Euphrates.

Mesopotamia

200

The area known as Mesopotamia consists mostly of land that is occupied by what modern day country?

Iraq

300

A person who was trained as a writer - initially a very difficult and important job.

Scribe

400

Mesopotamian people were organized into these large population centers that were independent of each other and governed themselves and the surrounding countryside.

City-States

500

Fertile mud that is spread through seasonal flooding.

Silt

600

Sargon was part of this group of people, who conquered the Sumerians.

Akkadian

D

100

This 'empire' of the fertile crescent thrived on trade through the Mediterranean sea. They were excellent boat builders and specialized in glass blowing and making a royal color of purple.

Phoenician

200

This drink which used fermented Barley was invented by Sumerians as a way to purify water. Think of it as ancient Gatorade, everyone drank it, even kids.

Beer

300

These people were trained to serve as the link between the Sumerians and the gods. They were very high in the social hierarchy.

Priests

400

A large area of land with different peoples controlled by one ruler.

Empire

500

Mesopotamian God of the moon and wisdom. Honored in the Ziggurat of Ur.

Nanna

600

This was the capital of the Assyrian empire.

Nineveh

E

100

This first 'civilization' was located in the southeast part of Mesopotamia and included the city-states of Ur, Uruk, and Kish.

Sumer

200

The first writing, which was a series of wedge shaped symbols on clay tablets. Used initially for accounting and administration purposes.

Cuneiform

300

After the neolithic revolution, people could work different jobs which required specialized training. Everyone could fill roles that society required instead of everyone getting food.

Division of Labor

400

One of the most important Mesopotamian inventions. Originally created to create pottery more efficiently. Then it revolutionized transportation.

Wheel

500

The way society is broken up from upper classes, such as kings and priests, through middle class merchants and farmers, to lower class peasants and slaves.

Social Hierarchy

600

The Hittites and Kassites were known for utilizing these horse-drawn vehicles very effectively in battle, allowing them to conquer the Babylonians.

Chariot

F

100

This metal proved to be far superior to Copper, or Bronze, and thus those civilizations that were able to create it had an advantage in battle.

Iron

200

This civilization had the largest empire of the Mesopotamian age, stretching through the entire Fertile Crescent. They had a massive army, built lots of roads, and ruled with very strict punishments, demanding high taxes from their people.

Assyrians