Geography
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
Highly respected because they were thought to be able to communicate with the Gods
Who were the priests
Most civilizations developed governments with one ruler as a king or queen
What is a monarchy
What is agriculture
Who is the King
The modern-day country in which Mesopotamia once resided
What is Iraq
Believed to control every part of people's lives
Who are the Gods
The civilization that created the alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians
This civilization created city-states
Who are the Sumerians
What is a surplus
The group that usually had more power and more educational opportunities
Who are men
The term used to describe the large, rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Fertile Crescent
The famous story about a superhuman Sumerian King
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
The civilization that created cuneiform between 3500-3000 BCE
Who are the Sumerians
Who are the Akkadians
What is the barter system
They were expected to work at home and raise the children
Who are women
The language from which Mesopotamia derives, meaning, "land between the rivers."
What is Greek
The large pyramid-shaped structure with long staircases leading to a raised temple
What is a ziggurat
A mixture of tin and copper
What is bronze
The leader of Babylon and creator of 282 laws
Who is Hammurabi
What are waterways (rivers, gulfs, seas)
They were the lowest rank on the social hierarchy
Who are enslaved people
The large body of water that the Tigris and Euphrates empty into
What is the Persian Gulf
the worshipping of many Gods
What is polytheism
Separated soil easily to plant seeds
The largest empire of Mesopotamia
What is Persia
He created a standard currency for all territories of the Persian Empire
Who is Darius I
They were considered a very high rank because they could communicate with the Gods
Who are priests