Rulers
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
The land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
This empire that had the most aggressive and biggest army
Who are the Assyrians?
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are the Scribes?
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
a period of no rain
What is a drought?
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk that had an epic written after me.
Who was Gilgamesh?
This was the first system of writing
What is Cuneiform?
This is the classification system that organized people by their job.
What is a Social Pyramid?
A crescent of rich farmland
What is the Fertile Crescent
3 Inventions that came from Mesopotamia?
wheel, laws, math, money,
King Hammurabi's laws were also known as this popular saying
What is Eye for an Eye?
This was a temple
What is a Ziggurat?
This is the belief in many gods
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A city that is also made up of the farmland around it
What is a city-state?
I created the world’s first empire
Who was Sargon?
This was a major event/discovery that allowed civilizations to begin.
What is agriculture/farming?
An advanced human society that practices agriculture, has a government, and social structure
What is a civilization?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Present-day Mesopotamia
What is Iraq?