Here I Am
Mesopotamia was located in this modern-day nation
What is Iraq?
in about 3000 BC this was the first people to establish a civilization in Mesopotamia
Who are the Sumerians? (What is Sumer?)
this was the first written set of laws in human history
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
in many ways __________ was the basis for all of Sumerian society
What is religion?
developed within Mesopotamian culture, cuneiform was a type of __________
What is writing?
Mesopotamia was located in the fertile land between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
in the 2300's BC Sargon was a great leader of this people who conquered Sumeria, unified the city-states under one government, and created the world's first empire in the Fertile Crescent
Who are the Akkadians? (What is the Akkadian Empire?)
the written set of laws was made public in all major cities and was presented (written) on these
What are large tablets of stone?
in Mesopotamia the kings were at the top of the social order - this group was just below the kings
Who are priests?
he interpreted the dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of the Chaldeans
Who is Daniel (Biblical Daniel)?
besides supplying the water needed for farming, flooding from rivers in Mesopotamia also supplied this
What is silt / nutrients / fertile soil?
by 1800 BC the center of power shifted to this city-state in Southern Mesopotamia
What is Babylon? (Who are the Babylonians?)
each one of these was its own political unit in Sumer (Sumerian society)
What is a city-state?
the peoples of Mesopotamia practiced polytheism - polytheism means this
What is the belief in many gods?
the written set of laws not only spelled out what you cannot do, but it also included this in case one did break the law
What is the punishment?
controlling and routing waters away from the natural flow of rivers and toward farming areas was an achievement of Mesopotamian culture - this is called __________
What is irrigation?
by 1200 BC this people took power in Mesopotamia, established the city of Nineveh as the center of power, and created an empire that controlled all of the Fertile Crescent
Who are the Assyrians? (What is the Assyrian Empire?)
according to the Gospels, Jesus said, "You have heard it written; An eye for an eye. But I tell you ______________________".
What is "if someone strikes you on one cheek, offer him the other as well".?
this group was at the bottom of the social order in Sumer and the other societies of Mesopotamia
Who are slaves?
the Land of Milk and Honey or the Holy Land was in the lands of modern-day Israel and was part of the Fertile Crescent - this is a biblical name given to the Holy Land
What is Palestine? (What is Zion?)
Mesopotamia was part of this larger region that stretched from the Persian Gulf in the southeast to the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest
What is the Fertile Crescent?
in the 600's BC this people took control of Mesopotamia - King Nebuchadnezzar was one of their great leaders
Who are the Chaldeans? (What is the Chaldean Empire?)
King Nebuchadnezzar of the Chaldeans ordered that a great palace be built in Babylon - it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
What is The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
on your trip to school this morning you benefited from this achievement of Mesopotamian culture
What is the invention of the wheel?
these pyramid shaped temple towers were the center of many Mesopotamian city-states
What are ziggurats?