Culture
This system of writing created by the Phoenicians is still in use today
What is an Alphabet
This Code of Laws established laws in the Babylonian Empire
What is Hammurabi's Code
Mesopotamian Civilizations developed along this type of water source
What is Rivers
Mesopotamian Social Classes were organized into these 3 levels
What is Upper, Middle, and Lower class
This type of place rules the city and the area around it
What is a City-State
This system of writing was created by the Sumerians and uses symbols drawn in clay
What is Cuneiform
This Empire rebelled against the Assyrians alongside a group of people called the Medes
What is the Neo-Babylonian Empire
The names of the two rivers that Mesopotamian Civilizations developed along
What is Tigris and Euphrates
These rulers and heads of the religion would be apart of the Mesopotamian Upper Class
What is Kings and Priests
The first civilizations developed in this Region
What is the Region of Sumer
This is one of the First Stories ever written and tells of a demigod learning lessons about life
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh
Empires were able to develop in Mesopotamia due to
What is City-States fighting each other
The Levant and Mesopotamia are apart of this larger region
What is Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamian Society was a Male-Dominated society, meaning it was
What is a Patriarchy
The Mesopotamians developed this system to carry water from the rivers to their crops
What is Irrigation
This type of religion details how the Mesopotamians worshipped more than one god
What is Polytheism
What is the Assyrians
The Rivers of Mesopotamia were unreliable due to
What is Drying Up during the summer
When at Peace the City-States would participate in this with each other
What is Trade
This invention allowed for the creation of carts and easier transportation of goods
What is the Wheel
The Code of Laws established by Hammurabi called for this
The first empire to develop in Mesopotamia was the
What is the Akkadian Empire
Floods left this tiny piece of soil on the ground which helped with farming
What is Silt
The City-States would go to war with each other over Resources, Glory, and this
What is Gain Territory
These temples would be located in the Center of the City-States so they would be protected
What is Ziggurats