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I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
100

Hammurabi stated that the ____ gave him the power to write the laws.

What are the gods?

100

I was one of the first cities to develop...and I only have two letters!

What is Ur?

100

This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms and fields.

What is irrigation?

100

This temple tower in Mesopotamia is similar to pyramids in Egypt.

What is a ziggurat?

200
I was the leader of the first empire, Akkad.
Who was Sargon?
200

The 60 minute hour and 24 hours in the day were both examples of Mesopotamia's development of this school subject.

Who are mathematics?

200

I was the kingdom led by King Hammurabi.

What is Babylon?

200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

Nebuchadnezzar II was famous for this "hanging" wonder of the world.

What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

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

This brutal king of Assyria also founded one of the first libraries in Nineveh.

Who was Ashurbanipal?

300

Mesopotamia is located where this country is today.

What is Iraq?

300

A monarchy is a government by a single ruler called this, that often is passed from father to son.

What is a king?

400
Why did Mesopotamian leaders order walls to be built around their city-states?
What is from protection from invaders?
400
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
What is the wheel?
400
Finish this law : “If a man put out the eye of another man, his __________________.”
What is his eyes shall be put out?
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

These people, who interpreted the will of the gods for their people, had immense power.

Who are priests?

500
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
500

Because of the importance of agriculture, most people in the first city-states in Mesopotamia were ______

What are farmers?

500

Mesopotamia generally has hot and dry weather all year long.  This weather pattern, the weather over a long period of time, is called _______.

What is climate?

500
The word Mesopotamia means…
What is land between two rivers?