Mesopotamia
Irrigation
Parts of Civilization
Achievements
Mesopotamian Leaders
100

The two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.

The Tigris and the Euphrates

100

An artificial waterway for irrigating land

canal

100

Cuneiform is an example of this part of civilization

Writing

100

This Sumerian achievement made farming faster and easier.

The plow

100

This Sumerian leader is famous for establishing the first code of laws.

Hammurabi

200

The Sumerians came from this city state

Sumer

200

A man made lake used to collect water for later use.

Reservoir 

200

A cellphone would be an example of this part of civilization today.

Technology

200

This Sumerian achievement helped improve the strength of Sumerian buildings.

The Arch

200

A long poem about a story of heroic deeds.

An epic

300

Mesopotamia was located in this modern day country.

Iraq

300

This was the reason Mesopotamians used irrigation

To provide their crops with water 

300

A Sumerian king or Emperor would be an example of this part of civilization 

Government

300

This Sumerian achievement helped the Sumerians fight battles better.

Organized Armies

300

This Mesopotamian leader is famous for establishing the first empire

Sargon

400

What body of water did Mesopotamia's two rivers flow into?

Persian Gulf.

400

Is a type of barrier used to confine a body of water

Dam

400

Sumerian ziggurats are an example of this part of civilization.

Religion

400

This achievement is an early form of Sumerian writing, that represents objects as written symbols.

Pictographs

400

The first set of laws was invented by this civilization

Babylon

500

This is the place where the Fertile Crescent is located today.  

The Middle East

500

An embankment to prevent flooding

Levee

500

Irrigation systems helped Mesopotamians establish this part of civilization.

Stable Food Supply

500

This innovation helped Sumerians replace the sledge for moving goods long distances.

The Wheel

500

This was the gift of the gods that Gilgamesh went looking for.

Immortality

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