Geography
A substance left behind after floods making the soil fertile
What is silt?
Famous for his harsh code of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
The worlds first system of writing
What is cuneiform?
The first empire to conquer Mesopotamia
Who are the Akkadians?
production of more food than needed
What is a surplus?
Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country
What is Iraq?
He established the world's first empire
Who is Sargon?
An invention that revolutionized transportation
What is the wheel?
Hammurabi led this empire for 42 years
Who are the Babylonians?
What is polytheism?
The Greek meaning of the word Mesopotamia
What is the land between the rivers?
An early king of Uruk, he was a legendary figure in Sumerian Literature
Who was Gilgamesh?
What is the plow?
These self sufficient areas combined urban and rural areas, built strong armies, and constructed big walls around them.
What are city-states?
What is a ziggurat?
The region that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The worlds first known author
Who is Enheduanna?
The first long poem that told the story of a hero
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This civilization was very influential to later civilizations, particularly because of their alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians?
Besides kings, these religious leaders held the most power in Sumerian society
What are priests?
A way of supplying water to an area of land
What is irrigation?
This Chaldean King allegedly built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Some of Sumer's most famous works of art, they were engraved with designs
What are cylinder seals?
This military empire, who's capital was in Nineveh, controlled territory stretching from Egypt to the Persian Gulf.
Who are the Assyrians?
The division of society by rank or class
What is a social hierarchy?