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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

This lasted for 150 years, Sargon ruled it for 56 of those years

What is the Akkadian Empire?

200

City-states were to pay a "tax" to Sargon the Great for protection

What is a trubute?

200

City states fought with each other to control...

What is... fertile land, natural resources, and profitable trade routes.

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 one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh?
300

What two metals make bronze?

What is tin and copper?

300

Social class was based on

What is power and wealth?

300

This river flowed very fast

What is the Tigris river?

300

This new technology needed an ox to work

What is a plow?

400

Daily Double!

How many years did Sargon rule Akkadian

400

Another name for ziggurat

What is mountain top?

400

The top of the social class in Mesopotamia was

Who is the King?

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

I created the world’s first empire

Who was Sargon?

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

The city and surrounding areas

What is a city state?

500

This river flowed slowly, shifted and flooded frequently

What is the Euphrates?

500
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine?