Mesopotamia
Sumerians
Babylonians
Other Groups
Scribes
100
This means "the land between 2 rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
100
Important invention used for farming.
What is the plow?
100
The greatest ruler of Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi?
100
Assyrians were known for this.
What is fierce warfare?
100
A form of writing with wedge-shaped writing tools.
What is cuneiform?
200
The 2 most important rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
First group to write these down.
What are laws?
200
Babylon becomes well known for this social need.
What is art / entertainment?
200
Tireless conquer and ruler of Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
200
This person could not become a scribe.
Who is a woman?
300
A city that governs itself and the land and people around it.
What is a city-state.
300
Hero who was part God and part Human written about in an epic poem.
Who is Gilgamesh?
300
Hammurabi posted his laws on this for everyone to see.
What is a column?
300
Group that defeated the Assyrians and were the first to map the stars.
Who were the Chaldeans?
300
A pointed tool used in writing on a soft surface.
What is a stylus?
400
A temple, the heart of city life.
What is a Zigguart?
400
Sumerians built these around cities to keep invaders out.
What are walls?
400
Laws posted for all to see, including laws about women's rights and divorce.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
Simplified the alphabet to what we use today.
Who were the Phoenicians?
400
Other skills needed by a scribe.
What is knowing mathematics, using building skills, and reading clocks and calenders?
500
A way to obtain the valuable crops and cloths from Mesopotamia.
What is trade?
500
Sumerian invention that made ships travel faster.
Sails
500
Hanging gardens rebuilt by this group.
Who were the Chaldeans?
500
Group who practiced Monotheism.
Who were the Hebrews?
500
Documents written by a scribe.
What is a marriage contract, legal code, and list of taxpayers?
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