Rulers
I was a Babylonian King
HAMMURABI
The belief in many gods
polytheism
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
Sumer
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
irrigation
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
ziggurat
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Sargon
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to settle down.
agriculture
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
Babylon
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
Tigris and the Euphrates
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. There is a great epic written about me.
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
cuneiform
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
Assyria
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
Fertile Crescent
Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?
protection from invaders
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
wheel
Finish this law : “An eye for __________________.”
An eye
The word Mesopotamia means…
land between two rivers
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancien World.
The Hanging Gardens