Ancient Mesopotamia

People

100

I was a Babylonian king 

Hammurabi

200

I created the Akkadian Empire 

Sargon 

300

I divided the empire between my two sons 

Shamshi-Adad

400

I was Sargon's daughter who was a poet and priestess

Enheduanna 

500

I was Sargon's grandson who took over the empire and brought it to its peak 

Naram-Sin

Numbers

100

The year Hammurabi became king 

1792 BCE 

200

The year Sargon became king of Kish 

2334 BCE 

300

The number of laws in Hammurabi's Code 

282

400

Approximate date that the Epic of Gilgamesh was composed 

2100 BCE 

500

Approximate year that nomads wandered the fertile crescent 

7000 BCE 

Places

100

This is the name that means "the land between two rivers" 

Mesopotamia 

200

This is the city-state that Sargon became king of 

Kish 

300

This is the capital that Sargon created when he developed his empire 

Akkad 

400

This is the city Shamshi-Adad is from 

Assur 

500

This is the river that Babylon was located on the banks of 

Euphrates River 

Achievements

100

This is the writing system developed by the Sumerians

Cuneiform 

200

An achievement of the Sumerians that we still use today

The wheel 

300

Babylonians studied the stars because they believed it revealed this

Activity of the gods 

400

Babylonian number system was based on multiple of this number. 

Multiples of 12 

500

Babylonian calendar was based on what (hint: it's something in the sky!)

The moon 

Random

100

Shamshi-Adad's temple to the god of wind and storms was made of wood and covered in this

Gold and silver 

200

Hammurabi was called by this god to create his Code of Law

Marduk 

300

Sargon held this position for the king 

Cupbearer

400

Hammurabi became king when he was this age 

18 years old 

500

One of Shamshi-Adad's sons became king of the empire and the other became king of this city 

the city of Mari