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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 group responsible for developing the written language of cuneiform.

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
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
200
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
200

I was the first empire of Mesopotamia.

What is Akkadia?

200

The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.

What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?

200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300

I was the harsh Babylonian ruler who created this number of laws to lead my people.

What is 282?

300

Mesopotamians were the first to create a true writing system, called __________.

What is cuneiform?

300
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
300

I am the structure built on Mesopotamian land that rises to the heavens to worship the gods.

What is a ziggurat?

300
A _______ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
400

Rulers of the Chaldean empire focused their efforts on building these during their stint in power.

What are marketplaces?

400
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
400

I was the group that successfully overthrew the Assyrian empire.

Who are the Chaldeans?

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

This word is a land 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 are the three levels of social classes.

Who are kings/priests, merchants/artisans/farmers, slaves?

500

This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.

What is agriculture or farming?

500
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were ______
What are farmers?
500

This body of water is located to the West of Mesopotamia.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

500

This word is better known as 'the land between rivers'.

What is Mesopotamia?