Geography
Civilizations
Empires
Religion
Technologies
100
The Greek word for "between the two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
100
It provided a stable food source which led to an increase in population.
What is agriculture?
100
First and longest lasting Mesopotamian civilization.
What is Sumer?
100
A cultural characteristic that united members of a civilization.
What is religion
100
Developed a set of 282 written codes that provided rules and penalties for both civil and criminal procedures.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
The boomerang shaped region that extends from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
As populations grew, the division of work was necessary leading to...
What is social classes?
200
Ruled by Sargon and lasted about 200 years.
What is Akkadia?
200
The temples were built to honor each god for each city.
What is a ziggurat?
200
First people to develop a system of writing?
What are the Sumerians?
300
The two rivers most often affiliated with the region known as Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
300
The center for technology, culture, religion and government.
What are cities?
300
Lasted until 1595 BCE when it was conquered by Hittite Empire.
What is Babylon?
300
This city was considered the holiest of all Sumerian cities.
What is Nippur?
300
Sumerian system of writing developed around 3300 BCE using symbols with a wedge shape at the end of the characters.
What is cuneiform?
400
Most of Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country.
What is Iraq?
400
These two systems of central government establish an army, negotiate with foreign governments, tax citizens, conduct trades and make laws.
What are empires and city-states?
400
Well known for their siege warfare to overcome city walls.
What is Assyria?
400
Location where ziggurats were often built.
What is the city-center?
400
Developed by the Sumerians to help transport people and equipment from one location to another.
What is the wheel?
500
The Mesopotamian area had two fresh water rivers and fertile soil for farming.
Why did nomadic peoples decide to settle in Mesopotamia?
500
This is the glue that holds a civilization together.
What is culture?
500
Ruled by Nebuchadnezzar who was famous for building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his love.
What is the Chaldean or Neo-Babylonian Empire?
500
Higher on the social class pyramid, these individuals were thought to have a special connections with the gods and goddesses of each temple.
What is a priest?
500
Statue with all 282 codes written by Hammurabi in the mid 1700s BCE. Currently located in Paris.
What is a Stela?
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