I was a Babylonian King who created the 1st set of written laws.
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 pyramid-like temple found in Mesopotamian city-states.
What is a ziggurat?
200
The laws created for everyday living with harsh punishments.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
They served as a link between the Sumerian people and the gods.
Who are the priests?
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
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300
The Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, constructed this to house the history of Mesopotamia.
What is the 1st Library at Nineveh?
300
This helped all Mesopotamians to form permanent settlements.
What is farming or agricultural production?
300
A brutal civilization that was ruthless and war-like and who would go on to conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
300
I am the large body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
Written language using wedges and lines.
What is cuneiform?
400
I was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?
400
The 2 rivers in Mesopotamia were recognized as the "Rivers of life and death." This was the reason for death,
What is flooding?
400
This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What is the Chaldeans?
400
Mesopotamia and its surrounding areas 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. It includes political and religious centers and the surrounding areas outside the city.
What is a city-state?
500
I created the world’s first empire by uniting Northern and Southern Mesopotamia.
Who was Sargon I?
500
Workers who specialize in a specific job or task.
What is division of labor?
500
The group who created a new alphabet and traded purple cloth.
What are the Phoenicians?
500
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
500
A culture that has developed systems of jobs, social classes, religions, learning, writing, and laws.