Empires of Mesopotamia
Geography
People of Mesopotamia
Inventions
Definitions
100
The first civilization of Mesopotamia
Who were the Sumerians?
100
People often refer to Mesopotamia as "the Cradle of __________"
What is Civilization?
100
He conquered Sumer and ruled the first empire known to man
Who was Sargon?
100
Sumerians invented this. It was first made of stone and could help move carts from place to place.
What is the wheel?
100
This means to believe in many gods.
What is polytheism?
200
This civilization, known for its expert sailors, created a wealthy trading society...and the first alphabet.
Who were the Phoenicians?
200
The cities of Sumer and Babylon were located in this present day country.
What is Iraq?
200
The lowest group of people on the Sumerian social hierarchy
Who were slaves?
200
It was a method of writing that used different pictures on a clay tablet as a language.
What is cuneiform?
200
A set of letters that can be combined to form words
What is an alphabet?
300
This empire is mainly remembered for its great king and his code of laws.
Who were the Babylonians?
300
The capital of the Babylonian empire
What was Babylon?
300
Something a scribe is skilled at
What is writing?
300
A self governing city that also governs nearby villages.
What is a city-state?
300
It is a group of lands and people ruled by one government
What is an empire?
400
From Nineveh, its capital city, this empire's strong and well-trained army spread terror from Egypt to Asia Minor.
Who were the Assyrians?
400
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers?
400
The king of Babylon, known most for his code of 282 written laws
Who was King Hammurabi?
400
It is a system of channels that transport water from one place to another.
What is an irrigation system?
400
The division of society by rank or class
What is a social hierarchy?
500
Among the first people to master ironworking, this empire skillfully used the chariot to conquer Babylon around 1595 B.C.E.
Who were the Hittites?
500
The continent Mesopotamia is located in
What is Asia?
500
A Sumerian king who became the hero of many epics
Who was Gilgamesh?
500
A list of laws that Babylonians had to follow.
What is the code of Hammurabi?
500
A flattened pyramid made of mud-brick which was an important religious place.
What is a ziggurat?
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