Geography
Religion
Law
Invention and Architecture
Vocabulary
100
“Mesopotamia” means this.
What is the land between two rivers?
100
This is the name of the world's oldest Epic.
What is the epic of Gilgamesh?
100
He was the ruler of Mesopotamia's first Empire.
Who is King Sargon?
100
Before a strong axle made of metal was invented, this technology was only used in the production of pottery.
What is the wheel?
100
Of or relating to cultivated land, or the cultivation of land.
What is Agrarian?
200
These two rivers run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
This is what we call the ruler of a city-state.
What is a Priest-King?
200
This was the type of economy that ancient Sumerians had.
What is a Socialist economy?
200
This rectangular stepped tower could be found in several Mesopotamian cities.
What is a Ziggurat?
200
A chief Muslim ruler, regarded as a successor of Muhammad.
What is a Caliph?
300
This is the current capital of the Republic of Iraq.
What is Baghdad?
300
This is a theme found in the epic of Gilgamesh.
What is mortality / life and death / friendship?
300
He was the first emperor to codify all existing law into one place.
Who was Hammurabi?
300
The number system developed in Mesopotamia used this base.
What is base 60?
300
An agreement and commitment between God and his people.
What is a covenant?
400
This city was home to king Sargon and was the center of the world's first empire.
What is the city of Akkad?
400
Name three responsibilities of a Priest-King.
1) An agent of the city’s God 2) Led the army 3) Regulated the supply and distribution of food 4) Provided religious leadership 5) Provided political leadership 6) Conducted services to win the favor of the gods
400
The number of clauses in Hammurabi's code.
What are 282 clauses?
400
It allowed the people of Sumer to utilize the Euphrates to sustain their agrarian society.
What is irrigation?
400
Shining brightly, brilliant, showy.
What is resplendent?
500
This was the capital of the Persian Empire, which came to power at the end of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Persepolis?
500
With the exception of the Hebrews, the people of Mesopotamia were _______, in that they believed in many gods.
What is polytheistic?
500
This was the form of government throughout Mesopotamia.
What is Theocratic Monarchy?
500
Wedge shaped markings that evolved over time into the world's first system of writing.
What is cuneiform?
500
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
What is hierarchy?
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