City-States
This city-state was known for its skills of navigation on the seas
Phoenicia
This structure was home to the gods/goddesses in Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
This code was created to make fair laws
The Code of Hammurabi
These are the two rivers Mesopotamia developed near
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamians used a math system based on this number
60
This city-state was known for being the center of trade
Babylon
Mesopotamians were ___________, believed in more than one god
Polytheistic
The first writing system, it was first used to keep track of business transactions in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Other than the mountains, what geographical feature was used as protection
Deserts
This is the first written story and was based on a Sumerian king
The Epic of Gilgamesh
This city-state was best known for Hammurabi's Code
Babylon
These were the people who spoke directly to the gods/goddesses
High Priest/High Priestess
This economic system is how Mesopotamians traded goods and services
Bartering
This is the name for the process in which water was brought from the rivers to the fields via canals
Irrigation
That for this
This city-state had too much mud but used it to create pottery and later writing
Sumer
People were not allowed inside the Ziggurats, instead, they left these outside for the gods/goddesses to enjoy
Offerings (food, water, wine)
This king was famous for his cruelty to his enemies and his love of reading
Ashurbanipal
This is a nickname for the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates
The fertile crescent
This Wonder of the Ancient world was built by Nebuchadnezzar for his homesick wife
The Hanging Gardens of Babylonia
This empire fell because it grew too large to govern
Assyria
They believed in _____; meaning the gods/goddesses determined everything
Fate
This king married the Persian king’s daughter so Persia wouldn’t conquer Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
Since the Tigris and Euphrates only flowed in one direction, how did they travel the other way?
Used donkeys and boats, needed to travel on land and water, while on land, take apart boat, donkeys carry it.
Name at least 3 elements that are necessary for a civilization
Government, Specialization, Complex Religion, Monumental Building Projects, Record-Keeping, Cities, Social Classes, Unique Art Style