The first known civilization in Mesopotamia (was not considered an empire) made up of many independent city-states.
Who were the Sumerians or what was Sumer?
100
The last of the Sumerian kings; built the ziggurat at Ur and wrote the first known code of laws. Was beloved by his people.
Who is Ur Nammu?
100
Made of mud bricks, had flat roofs, had no place to go to the bathroom or cook, had dirt floors and were close together.
What were the characteristics of a house in Mesopotamia?
100
Possibly a famous Sumerian king whose adventures the first known written epic was based on.
Who was Gilgamesh?
100
The land along the Nile River in Egypt, some of modern day Turkey and Jordan, and the land around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It was very good for growing crops because of the silt it produced during flood season and was probably where farming first began.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
The first true empire in Mesopotamia (conquered the Sumerians and united all of the people in Mesopotamia)
Who were the Akkadians?
200
Akkadian king who united all of Mesopotamia into the regions first empire.
Who is King Sargon of Akkad?
200
The wheel, the pottery wheel, board games and written language.
What were some things that were invented in Mesopotamia?
200
The Mesopotamia goddess of fertility, love and war. Supposedly fell in love with Gilgamesh.
Who is Ishtar?
200
Iraq and Syria
What is the modern day location of Mesopotamia?
300
Famous Babylonian king known for his written code of 282 laws and for uniting Mesopotamia the second time.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
Method of writing developed by the Sumerians where reeds were used to press wedge shapes into soft clay.
What is cuneiform?
300
The sun god who helped Gilgamesh slay the monster Humbaba.
Who is Shamash?
300
The Tigris and Euphrates.
What are the two major rivers around which Mesopotamian civilizations grew?
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia that flooded yearly to produce good soil for farming?
400
Second empire that united most of Mesopotamia under one ruler.
Who were the Babylonians?
400
Great Babylonian king who ruled during the New (Neo)Babylonian Empire, rebuilt the city of Babylon and possibly the fabled Hanging Gardens, and conquered Judah, bringing the Hebrews to Babylon as slaves.
What is King Nebuchadnezzar II?
400
A tall platform like structure with many stairs and a temple at the top; used for worshiping the gods.
What is a ziggurat?
400
The Sumerian version of Noah (appears in the Epic of Gilgamesh)
Who is Ziusudra or Utnapishtim?
400
Egypt
What is the civilization to the west that is concurrent with Mesopotamian civilization?
500
The third Mesopotamian empire, characterized by lots of fighting and war.
Who were the Assyrians?
500
The last great Assyrian king who built a huge library of clay tablet writings from the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians, including the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Who is King Ashurbanipal?
500
Someone whose job is to read and write cuneiform.
What is a scribe?
500
The name of The Great Bull of Heaven (refers to the constellation Taurus)
Who is Gugalanna?
500
Persia
What was the land to the east of Mesopotamia called?