Geography
These rivers helped ancient Mesopotamia thrive and were sometimes called the “rivers of life and death.”
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
The Sumerians believed in many gods, a belief known by this term.
What is polytheism?
This wedge-shaped writing system was used in ancient Sumer.
What is cuneiform?
Groups of traders and animals that traveled together for safety were called this.
What is a caravan?
Sumerians recorded laws, trade, and stories by pressing symbols into this material.
What are clay tablets?
The name “Mesopotamia” comes from Greek words meaning this.
What is “land between the rivers”?
According to their early history, the Israelites were descendants of this man, who is considered the father of their people.
Who is Abraham?
The Phoenicians became wealthy and famous for creating this system of symbols representing language sounds.
What is the alphabet?
Goods such as cloth and spices were sold in this type of marketplace.
What is a bazaar?
These people were unique in the ancient world because they believed in one God.
Who are the Israelites?
The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers helped farmers by providing this natural benefit.
What is rich, fertile soil?
These temples were built to honor Sumerian gods.
What are ziggurats?
This Mesopotamian epic tells the story of a king’s quest for immortality and is considered one of the earliest works of literature in history.”
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This important Sumerian invention helped transport goods more efficiently for trade and travel.
What is the wheel?
Mesopotamian farmers improved agriculture by creating this network of canals and ditches to control water from rivers.
What is irrigation?
These independent communities developed in Mesopotamia, each with its own ruler and government.
What are city-states?
These stories explained ancient Sumerian beliefs and the actions of their gods.
What are myths?
This famous Babylonian set of laws was one of the first written codes and applied to all people under the king’s rule.
What is Hammurabi’s Code?
The Phoenicians became wealthy trading this rare product from snails.
What is purple dye?
The main reason Mesopotamian myths were created was to explain this.
What is natural events or human experiences?
Most conflicts between Sumerian city-states were fought over these two key resources.
What are land and water (or fertile farmland and river water)?
Archaeologists know religion was important in Sumer because of these three pieces of evidence.
What is that ziggurats, statues, and offerings were found in city centers?
Assyrians contributed to history by inventing these tools.
What are the battering ram and clay tablet libraries?
This empire was situated on a crossroad of trade because it was located between the civilizations of Sumer and Akkad.
What is Babylon?
The Chaldeans and Medes are known for overthrowing this empire and restoring Babylon as a powerful city.
What is the Assyrian Empire?