Places
People
Inventions
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Mesopotamia is often called the ___________ of civilization because it is where civilization began.
What is the cradle?
100
These people were very important in Mesopotamia because they were able to write.
What are scribes?
100
An important invention of the Mesopotamians, this helped people to water their crops.
What is irrigation?
100
Mespotamians recorded information using this system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
100
Sumerian city-states often invaded each other in order to get more of this.
What is land?
200
Early civilizations began near _______________ because the conditioins for farming were good.
What is in river valleys?
200
This person was in the highest class in Mesopotamia.
What is the king?
200
This invenvtion made it easier for people to get from place to place over land.
What is the wheel?
200
This has its own government, is surrounded by walls, and is not part of a larger country or state.
What is a city-state?
200
This was an area in southern Mesopotamia where many people settled and made cities.
What is Sumer?
300
Mesopotamia is often called the "land between two rivers." The two rivers are...
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
300
These people were in the lowest class of Mesopotamia and did not get paid for their work.
What are slaves?
300
This invention helped people to travel from place to place on the water.
What is the sailboat?
300
Complex societies that have organized government, culture, and writing are called...
What is a civilization?
300
These people ran the government, led armies, and organized building projects.
What are kings?
400
Mesopotamia was called this because of its good farming land as well as the shape of the area.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
This person created the first set of laws. Many people believe that the laws were cruel.
Who is Hammurabi?
400
The ancient Mesopotamians are responsible for the first written language. The name for their written language is ______________.
What is cuneiform?
400
The Sumerians worshipped many gods, but built a temple called a ____________ to worship the chief god.
What is a ziggurat?
400
These people sold goods to other people.
What are merchants?
500
Mesopotamia was located in this present day country.
What is Iraq?
500
This king conquered all of Mesopotamia in 2,340 B.C. and created the first empire.
Who is Sargon?
500
Mesopotamians invented this to help them take care of their crops.
What is the plow?
500
People who made metal, cloth and pottery products are called....
What are artisans?
500
This is the world's oldest known story written by the Sumerians.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
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