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King of Babylon

Who is HAMMURABI?

100

The belief in many gods is called...

polytheism

100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100

What present day country is Mesopotamia in?

Iraq

(Parts of Syria, Turkey, and Iran, so I will accept those answers as well)

100

Put these people in order of where they would fall on a Mesopotamian social hierarchy... (Most power to least)

Merchants, Enslaved People, Kings, Priests, Farmers

Kings, Priests, Merchants, Farmers, Enslaved

200

King of Akkadian Empire, the first Emperor. 

Sargon "The Great"

200
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
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

The Greek word Mesopotamia means…

"Land between two rivers"
300

I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic 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

A brutal civilization that was very war like, ruled through fear, and would often conquer the civilizations around them.

What is Assyria?

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?
What is from protection from invaders?
400
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
400

This civilization was the worlds first Empire

Akkadia

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

What was Hammurabi's Code?

First ever set of laws. 

Written by king Hammurabi

Set on a huge wall in the middle of cities

500
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
500

Put the following Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations in order of when they ruled Mesopotamia.


Assyria, Sumer, Babylon, Akkadia

Sumer, Akkadia, Babylon, Assyria
500
Using the laser pointer, show us on the map where MESOPOTAMIA is.

(map)

500

Name five Mesopotamian inventions.

 Wheel, Writing, Base 60, Ziggurats, City-States, Empire, Irrigation, Sailboats, Chariots, Lunar Calendar, and many, many more.