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I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
200

What did the Akkadian empire and the Sumerians have in common?

They had similar religious practices and used cuneiform as a form of writing. 

200

We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.

Upper class boys?

200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

A professional writer.

Scribe?

300
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. There is a great epic written about me.
Who was Gilgamesh?
300
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
300

What is Hammurabi's Code?

A set of laws that governed life in Babylonian empire. 

300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A _______ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
400

Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?

To have protection from invaders?

400

Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.

The wheel?

400

What is rule of law>

An idea that all members of a society even the rich and powerful must obey the law. 

400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
500
In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats.
Who are priests?
500
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
500
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were ______
What are farmers?
500
What body of water is located to the East of Mesopotamia
What is The Persian Gulf?
500

The word Mesopotamia means…

The land between two rivers.