Mesopotamia
The name Mesopotamia means "land between the _______."
What was used to sign documents and record information?
cylinder seal
What was the wedge-shaped system of writing called?
cunneiform
Which of these civilizations came first?
Assyrian
Akkadian
Sumer
Hittite
Sumer
Which industry was the Fertile Crescent especially good for?
farming
Irrigation is a way to supply water to _____________.
crops
What improved transportation by land?
wheel
Sargon I created the world's first ______________.
empire
Which civilization did Jonah preach repentance to?
Assyrian Empire
Which building was the center of the city of Ur?
ziggurat
What term means "belief in many gods"?
polytheism
What was important to religious rituals and daily work?
Music
Which civilization was a collection of city-states?
Sumer
Where was the Hittite Empire founded?
Asia Minor
What is the term for writings about ancient gods and military heroes?
epics
What else was designed for architecture along with the arch?
column
Which civilization did Sargon I lead?
Akkadian
Babylon was the capital of which civilization?
Amorites
The 12-month calendar was developed by using cycles of the ______________.
moon
Ninevah was the capital of ____________________.
Assyrian Empire