Mesopotamia inventions
What did they do to prevent flooding?
They built levees.
What is world’s first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Why did they have a big wall?
Protection from nomads armies of enemy city-states
Who was the founder and what did he build?
The founder was Sargon and he built the Akkadian Empire.
What tool did the ox pull?
Plow
What is Mesopotamia in between?
2 rivers
Who was the first leader of Akkad?
Sargon
Where there cites large?
Outside the cities were large.
What was his job?
He worked as a servant.
What do you use to see where your location is?
Map
What was the second civilization?
The Neo-Babylonian Empire
Who was the King of Urk?
Gilgamesh
Did they have a large population?
The Sumerian city-state had a population of about 50,000.
Who did he defeat?
He defeated Uruk.
What can take you across the ocean?
Sailboat
What was the third civilization in Mesopotamia?
Ur
Why did they build barriers?
Protect from enemies
Did they speak the same language?
They spoke different languages.
What is he known as?
Sargon the Great.
A written table?
Mathematics
What was their economy?
Trade and commerce
Who were the leaders of the kings?
priests
What did they both use land for?
They used it for similar farming.
What special role did he do in history?
He is the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire.