Rulers
I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
A word that means, "Belief in many gods"
What is polytheism?
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
Who was allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
This place was the civilization led by King Hammurabi. Starts with a B.
What is Babylonia?
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
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. My name starts with a G
Who was Gilgamesh?
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
What is cuneiform?
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them. Starts with an A
What is Assyria?
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
A _______ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
What is an empire?
Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?
What is from protection from invaders?
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
Finish this law : “If a man put out the eye of another man, his __________________.”
What is his eyes shall be put out?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government. This word is called a city-____
What is a city-state?
In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats. Religious leaders.
Who are priests?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE. We no longer had to chase after food.
What is agriculture/farming?
Most people in the first city-states in Sumer were these kinds of workers
What are farmers?
What kind of area was located around the mesopotamia area?
It was full of Mountains and desserts
The word Mesopotamia means…
What is land between two rivers?