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Somewhere in the desert
Zigg-a-Zigg Ah
Inventions that knocked our sock off!
Of War and Lore
Laws...or something like it
100
These mountain ranges were found to the north of Mesopotamia.
What are the Zagros and Tauros Mountains
100
It can be said that this defining feature allowed nomadic people to settle into the Mesopotamia region.
What is agriculture/surplus of food.
100
This group of people are attributed with discovering and using an object with 360 degrees.
Who were the Sumerians
100
Assyria, Akkadia, Bablon, and Sumer were all considered to be this.
What are city-states
100
The main principle behind Hammurabi's code of laws formed this iconic phrase.
What is "an eye for an eye"
200
this term is used to define a a marshy area of land where rivers deposit silt, producing fertile soil.
What is a delta
200
This term is used to describe a rich area of land, as well as a partial moon.
What is the fertile crescent.
200
channeling H20 to fields was an accomplishment that can be summarized by this word.
What is irrigation
200
This great Mesopotamian artifact makes its current residence at the Louvre in France.
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
Women "act a fool," "belittle your husband," and "let your household waste," and this punishment might be your fate.
What is being thrown into the river
300
Found at Ur, Babylon, Uruk, and Nippur, these ancient structures housed priests and nobles.
What are ziggurats
300
A year in Mesopotamia consisted of this many days.
What is 360
300
Discovery of ancient tablets with this famous writing on it leads us to one of the first written languages in Mesopotamia known as this...
What is cuneiform
300
The tale of Gilgamesh is said to be the oldest story about a man on a quest for what?
What is immortality
300
a slave slaps his master in the face, only to be punished with this fate.
What is having his ear cut off
400
Due to the flat nature of the desert, these structures were built for protection from barbarians.
What are city walls
400
This Ancient Mesopotamian tool was harnessed by animals to help with farming.
What is the plough
400
Another word for a reed pen used by Mesopotamian scribes.
What is a stylus
400
Gilgamesh and Enkidu were featured in this elaborate type of fictional tale which is also a grossly misused word in the modern day.
What is epic/ an epic
400
The 3 main classes in Mesopotamian society outlined by Hammurabi's code include:
Who were priest/nobles, free-men, slaves
500
This group of Mesopotamians were the first ones to unify Mesopotamia under one rule and one set of laws.
Who were the Babylonians.
500
Often a surprising fact to learn that what is now called the "___________ of _____________ "arose from a place of desert and turmoil.
What is the "cradle of civilization"
500
Gazing up to the stars the Ancient Mesopotamians developed a 12 month calendar and even this number system....
What are base 60 mathematics
500
Challenged by expanding empires, Babylon and Mesopotamia were eventually lost to this ruthless civilization.
What is Persia
500
Thought to have received the laws straight from this famous Mesopotamian Sun God.
Who was Shamash