Vocabulary
Society
People
Technology
Places
100
Greek word for "Land between the Rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
100
Nane given to complex societies that have government, religion, and culture
What is civilization
100
He conquered the world's first great empire
Who is Sargon
100
This army, numbering 50,000 plus troops, had infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.
What is Assyrians
100
A political District
What is a province
200
Someone who studies the sun, moon, planets, and starts
What is Astronomer
200
Isolated from others by mountains or deserts, but has its own separate government.
What is city-state
200
He was responsible for the first code of laws
Who is Hammurabi
200
A wedge shaped from of writing with reeds.
What is cuneiform
200
The Assyrian capital city
What is Nineveh
300
To provide water for crops
What is Irrigation
300
The first civilizations started in these areas due to agriculture.
What are River Valleys
300
This was a group of traveling merchants
What is a caravan
300
The Sumerian calendar was based on the cycles of this thing of nature.
What is the moon.
300
Babylon's one selection to the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
What is The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
400
To Grow more than what you need for living.
What is Surplus
400
Another name for a Sumerian temple.
What is a Ziggurat
400
Because of a division of labor they were able to branch out and become experts in making cloth, pottery, and metal objects
Who are Artisans
400
A method of bringing water to the crops
What is irrigation
400
This includd the modern day countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel, and others
What is the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia)
500
Belief in many Gods
What is Polytheism
500
They held great power in Sumer because they could write
What is a scribe
500
The epic hero, a "big man" who traveled the world doing great deeds.
Who is Gilgamesh.
500
The conquering of many lands creates this
What is an empire
500
During the summer Mesopotamia lacked this natural resource often
What is water
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