Ingredients of Civ
Geography
Terms
Empires
Inventions
100
This ingredient ensures that people have enough to eat.
What is stable food supply?
100
Mesopotamia lies between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
100
CE stand for what?
What is Common Era?
100
This was the first empire in the world.
What is Akkad?
100
These animals pulled plows in Mesopotamia.
What are oxen?
200
Art/architecture is an important ingredient for any civilization. What were the largest structures in Mesopotamia called?
What are ziggurats?
200
This sea is to the west and south of Mesopotamia.
What is the Red Sea?
200
This is when a collection of countries is under one ruler.
What is an empire?
200
Who was the first emperor ever?
Who is Sargon?
200
This was invented by the Mesopotamians to prevent flooding.
What is the levee?
300
The Mesopotamians had how many great gods?
What are 7 great gods?
300
This desert is to the south of Mesopotamia.
What is the Arabian Desert?
300
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
What is "the land between the rivers?"
300
This was the empire that first wrote down laws in Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
300
This form of writing was invented by the Mesopotamians.
What is cuneiform?
400
This is the name for Mesopotamian kings.
What is enzi?
400
This body of water is connected to the two main rivers on Mesopotamia's southern side.
What is the Persian Gulf?
400
He was a famous ruler in Assyria
Who is Sennacherib?
400
This was the largest empire in Mesopotamia.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
400
This type of calendar was used by the Mesopotamians.
What is the lunar calendar?
500
Cities are necessary for civilizations. What is another name for a city?
What are urban centers (metropolises is ok too)?
500
These mountains are to the north and west of Mesopotamia?
What are the Taurus Mountains?
500
AD stands for this.
What is Anno Domini?
500
This region is where the first-city states appeared in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
500
This was the first metal used by the Mesopotamians.
What is bronze?
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