Religion
Gods were worshipped in these, which were the houses of the gods on Earth.
Temples
Mesopotamia was divided into these two regions.
Lower Mesopotamia and Upper Mesopotamia
Sumerian women wore this over their heads to show that they were free.
Veil
This social class was made up of free citizens and was divided into a middle group and a lower group.
Commoners
This social class was made up of important civil servants and priests. They were responsible for collecting taxes
Nobles
This god was the god of the wind and flood waters.
Enlil
To the west of Mesopotamia is this very large sea.
Mediterranean Sea
These men shaved their heads and wore fringed skirts, but their chests and shoulders were bare.
Sumerians
Sumerians developed several different sciences, including this science that helped create a more accurate calendar.
Astronomy
The Babylonians created a new empire in Mesopotamia which was at its greatest under this King who ruled from 1792-1750 BCE.
Hammurabi
This goddess was the god of love, fertility, war, and hunting.
Ishtar
This is the body of water that the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers flowed into.
Persian Gulf
We know what people wore during the Mesopotamian civilization by studying examples of this found by archaelogists.
Art/Artwork
This group of people had two separate periods of domination from 1530-1200 BCE and 932-625 BCE.
Assyrians
This Akkadian ruler led a great empire in Mesopotamia from 2334-2259 BCE.
Sargon I
Mesopotamians had a very pessimistic view of this, believing that spirits of the deceased lived in the dust and mud.
Afterlife
The Akkadians made this city their capital when they took control of Mesopotamia away from the Sumerians.
Akkad
These people wore long luxurious robes and covered their heads with a hat.
Assyrians
This was written around 1760 BCE and contained all the laws of Mesopotamian civilization.
The Code of Hammurabi
This Assyrian ruler reigned from 883-859 BCE.
Ashurnasirpal II
This god defeated two other gods to become lord of the gods.
Marduk
The source of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers comes from the mountains in this modern day country bordered by Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
Armenia
These women wore skirts with a higher waist, which also had a part that covered their left shoulder.
Sumerians
These sculptures guarded palace gates and sometimes showed winged bulls with human heads.
Reliefs
This Persian ruler conquered Mesopotamia in 539 BCE.
Cyrus the Great