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I was a demon who was greatly upset when Gilgamesh tried to cut down my cedar trees!

Who was Humbaba?

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
200

I created the first law code ever written down. My justice system was an Eye for an Eye!

Who was Hammurabi?

200

I was at the top of the social hierarchy in Sumerian civilization. I was chosen by the gods to rule so you better obey me!

Who was the king?

200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300
I was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
300

I was below the king in the social hierarchy. I could speak to the gods and interpret their will. 

Who were priests?

300
This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What is the Chaldeans?
300
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
300
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
400

I was a king from Uruk who went on great adventures with my friend. Some say my adventures were Epic!

Who was Gilgamesh?

400
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
400
The group who created a new alphabet and traded purple cloth.
What are the Phoenicians?
400
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
400
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine?
500

I was the first emperor.  I was from Akkadia and conquered the Sumerian city-states. 

I am King Sargon

500

I sell items to people who live far away from me. I travel by caravan or sail on my large boat. 

Who are traders?

500

We are brutal warriors who come with large war machines to knock down mud brick walls. All must obey us. 

Who are the Assyrians?

500

This mountain range is located in the northern part of Mesopotamia and contains the source of the rivers.

What are the Taurus Mountains?

500

We invented the world's first system of writing, the wheel, and are the first civilization.

Who are the Sumerians?