Vocabulary
Sumer & Babylon
Rulers
Agriculture
Geography
100
Large building with a temple on its peak.
What is a ziggurat?
100
The writing used in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
100
This code consisted of 282 laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
100
What is the name given to loose soil that is rich in minerals and good for farming?
What is silt?
100
The Tigris and Euphrates River flows into which body of water?
What is the Persian Gulf?
200
A self-governing city that also governs surrounding villages.
What is a city-state?
200
Who established the world's first empire?
Who is Sargon?
200
This is the process that was developed by the Sumerians that allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farm fields.
What is irrigation?
300
Describe what an epic is?
What is a long story or poem?
300
What are two advantages to society of having a written code?
What is open-ended?
300
What city did the Chaldean King, Nebuchadnezzar rebuild?
What is Babylon?
300
Mesopotamia was located in the modern day country of
What is Iraq?
400
The land between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
400
Early Sumerian mythical hero.
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
What is the name of the two rivers that run through the region?
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
500
Students in Mesopotamia went to school to become a ______.
What is a scribe?
500
What were the houses in Sumerian cities made of?
What is mud bricks?
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