Geography
Religion and Law
Vocabulary
Gilgamesh
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100
The two most important rivers to Mesopotamian civilization were the __________ and ____________
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
100
Ancient Mesopotamians worshiped their gods in THIS building :max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-84500182-9d1e12323e0a42dab286dfead4cc31a8.jpg)
What is a Ziggurat?
100
Definition: The practice of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other essential products
What is agriculture? (will also accept farming)
100
The full title of the story is called the ________ of Gilgamesh
What is Epic?
100
THIS was the name of the king famous for his code of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
200
Mesopotamia is located in THIS larger region 
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
The worship of multiple gods is called THIS
What is Polytheism?
200
Definition: an independent country that consists of a single city and its surrounding territory, with its own completely separate government
What is a City-State?
200
After the death of his best friend, Gilgamesh begins a journey in search of THIS
What is immortality?
200
THIS is the earliest known writing system in human history, and it was invented in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform?
300
The earliest civilization in human history, found in Mesopotamia, was called THIS
What is Sumer?
300
How many laws were in the Code of Hammurabi?
What is 282?
300
Definition: A person who writes/copies down information or kept records during ancient times
What is a Scribe?
300
Some historians believe that the story of Utnapishtim, who built a massive ark to survive a great flood, influenced the story of THIS biblical figure
Who is Noah?
300
Name ANY 2 of the Mesopotamian city-states
What are Ur, Uruk, Babylon, Sippar, Nippur, etc.?
400
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into THIS body of water (Hint: it's a gulf)
What is the Persian Gulf?
400
Which number law from Hammurabi's Code do we get the phrase "an eye for an eye"?
What is 196?
400
Definition: a large group of different lands, countries, or peoples controlled by a single powerful ruler or government
What is an Empire?
400
THIS was the name of Gilgamesh's best friend
Who is Enkidu?
400
Mesopotamia is ancient Greek for "the land between ___________"
What is two rivers? (will also accept the rivers)
500
Mesopotamia is located primarily in what modern-day country?
What is Iraq?
500
On top of the steles Hammurabi's Code was engraved on was an image of Hammurabi with THIS Sun God, called _____________
Who is Shamash?
500
Definition: The artificial application of water to land, crops, or plants to help them grow when natural rainfall is not enough
What is Irrigation?
500
Name 1 of the 2 monsters that Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought and defeated
Who are Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven?
500
The Code of Hammurabi is displayed at THIS museum
What is the Louvre? (It's okay if you spell it wrong)