Politics
The government throughout River Valleys were based on
centralized authority
The king who united Mesopotamia and created the 1st empire was
Sargon I
The worship of many gods is called
Polytheism
Major rivers in Mesopotamia were
Tigris and Euphrates
The first form of writing was called
cuneiform
The rulers in River Valleys were
hereditary
The famous Gardens of Babylon were built by
Nebuchadnezzar II
Writing was very difficult job in Mesopotamia and it was done by
scribes
The region we call today Near East was known in ancient times as
Fertile Crescent
The first Code of Law was created by
Leaders who are blood related are part of
dynasties
Ashur was the God of Mesopotamians that gave his name to the city-state of
Assyrians
The class of people above slaves in Mesopotamian society were the
farmers
The type of mud full of nutrients that remained on the banks of the rivers after flood was called
silt
Mesopotamians wanted to know the changes of weather, they observed the stars and they managed to create
the first calendar
The social structure in River Valleys was
rigid
The epic poem about the terrible floods and extreme forces of nature that make humans suffer was written by
Gilgamesh
The people with wealth in Mesopotamian society were the
merchants
The city state near the Persian Gulf where Hebrews first appeared and lived among Mesopotamians is called
Ur
Farming was advanced thanks to two important inventions of Sumerians
plow and irrigation
When there are priests in the government we call this government
theocracy
The people who were creating different artifacts in the Mesopotamian society belonged to the class of
artisans
Mesopotamians built huge temples called
ziggurats
The famous Hanging Gardens were built in
Babylon
Thanks to Mesopotamians an hour has ____
60 minutes and 1 minute 60 seconds