Geography of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamian Culture & Society
Inventions & Laws
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This region is known as the “land between two rivers.”
What is Mesopotamia?
100
This group of people is considered the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
Who were the Sumerians?
100
This is one of the earliest known systems of writing, developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
200
These two rivers were essential for farming and transportation in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
These massive stepped temples were built to honor the gods.
What are ziggurats?
200
This invention made transportation and trade much easier in Mesopotamia.
What is the wheel?
300
This body of water is located south of Mesopotamia and helped trade flourish.
What is the Persian Gulf?
300
Mesopotamians believed their gods controlled natural events like floods and droughts; this belief system is called this.
What is polytheism?
300
This famous set of laws was created by a Babylonian king and is one of the oldest written legal codes.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?