Geography
Mesopotamia's floods are __________.
unpredictable
if a god lived in your city they were a ________________.
Patron God
Slaves were at the __________ of the pyramid.
Bottom
Final Empire, led by Cyrus the Great.
Cuneiform was written on __________.
Clay Tablets
Mesopotamia means ________________.
Land between two rivers
Religious rituals were carried out by this class
Priests
Who was at the top of the pyramid?
The king
Built the Hanging Gardens
Chaldean
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the _____________.
first recorded human story.
City States
Mesopotamia had a __________ religion.
polytheistic
Who was responsible to lead the armies?
the King
The Empire when Hammurabi created his laws.
Babylonian
This was the principle behind Hammurabi's code.
an eye for an eye
Calendars were used to help _________.
predict flooding
What is a stepped religious temple called?
Ziggurat
Mesopotamian scribes wrote in _______.
Cuneiform
Conquered Mesopotamia quickly. Fell to rebellions
Assyrians
what was the Purpose of Levees and Dikes?
controlling floods
the two rivers were the _________ and ________ (250 pts each)
Tigris and Euphrates
this group of people were occasionally considered special to specific temples
women
Women were commonly able to do what job?
Spin Fabric, Make clothes
Led by Sargon, first to unite Mesopotamia
Akkadian
What is the Rule of Law?
the idea that everyone has to follow the law.