Geography
The most famous Babylonian King who invented a code of laws
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
The rulers that were in charge of maintaining the social and economic order in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are kings?
Mesopotamia society was dominated by which gender of people?
Who are men?
The name of city-state Gilgamesh was from; although the story was fictional, the location was based on a real place.
What is Uruk?
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own government and ruler
What is a city-state?
The name of the empire led by King Hammurabi is called ___________.
What is Babylon?
Ancient Sumerians thought ______ were more powerful than kings, and could control all things on Earth.
What are Gods?
This character was created by the gods to be Gilgamesh's rival, but ended up becoming his BFF.
One of the most legendary historical and literary figures who was a heroic king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh?
A temple tower at the center of cities where people believed the Gods lived
What is a ziggurat?
The world's FIRST empire, which was ruled by Sargon.
What is Akkadia?
What is the name of the world's first CIVILIZATION in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
Gilgamesh's people would describe him as this type of ruler.
What is harsh, cruel, or mean?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
What is irrigation?
This wealthy civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the fertile ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is Crescent?
After his best friend's death, Gilgamesh is obsessed with becoming __________.
What is immortal?
"An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" means that __________ should match the seriousness of the crime.
What is punishment?
The first form of writing in the world that was developed by the Sumerians using wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay is called _________.
What is cuneiform?
If a person committed a crime, their punishment would be determined according to the laws written in __________ ____.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
What natural disaster involving the two rivers caused the soil in Mesopotamia to be so great for growing crops?
The original Epic of Gilgamesh still exists today on ancient clay tablets written in this form of language.
What is cuneiform?