Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia is between what two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
The Ziggurats
What agricultural achievements did the Mesopotamians create?
Cultivation of soil, irrigation, domesticating
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government is known as a what?
City-state
What is this area of land called?
Fertile Crescent
What is a word that describes the Mesopotamian religions and belief in many gods?
Polytheism
What was one of the world's oldest laws called?
Hammurabi's code
Powerful, ruthless, empire in Northern Mesopotamia?
Assyria
What is the name of the modern day country?
Iraq
In Ancient Mesopotamia, what does Polytheism mean?
The belief in multiple gods
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
Easy to invade
Who created the oldest code of law?
Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian empire
What bodies of water are at the top and bottom of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean sea and the Persian Gulf
Bonus Geography: What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between two rivers
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians Create?
Cuneiform
Who was the king of the Akkadians?
Sargon
Name four major Mesopotamian empires
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Persians