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The people of Mesopotamia wrote and drew on these.
Tablets
This word means "land between the rivers."
Mesopotamia
This what the capital of Mesopotamia.
Babylon
Ancient Mesopotamia was controlled by these people.
Priest-kings.
People in Mesopotamia were some of the first people to move away from hunting and gathering, and into this.
Farming
This invention made it possible for plowing and planting seed at the same time.
Seeder plow
This was a step pyramid structure built in ancient Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
There were five major cities in Mesopotamia. Name 2 of them.
Akkad, Assur, Babylon, Nineveh, Uruk.
Ancient Mesopotamians used these materials in their construction.
Brick and mud
People ate a lot of vegetable stews and this.
Bread
The Mesopotamians invented this in order to transport people and goods up and down the river.
Sailboat
Something made by humans is called an
artifact.
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in what is now modern day __________.
Iraq
This was the sixth ruler of Babylon, known for bringing order and safety to the city.
Hammurabi
The people of Mesopotamia's main crop was this.
Barley
Mesopotamia was typically dry. The Mesopotamians invented this system to help their crops survive.
Irrigation
The culture, society and way of life for a particular area is called this.
Civilization
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in the ____________ Crescent.
Fertile
The upper class of society was made of the king, priests, and these.
Government Officials
A typical house in Ancient Mesopotamia had this many levels.
3
Mesopotamians were the first to grasp this mathematical concept.
The number zero
A group of people who live together is called this.
Society
City-states were built near these rivers due to their fertile soils.
Tigris & Euphrates
Below the lower class were these people.
Slaves
Name three of the major fruits grown by Mesopotamians.
Apples, apricots, figs, grapes, pears