Geography and Agriculture
This region in the Middle East is known for its rich soil and is often called the "Cradle of Civilization."
The Fertile Crescent
This Akkadian ruler conquered the city-states of Mesopotamia around 2334 B.C., creating the world's first empire.
Sargon
A city that acts as its own individual unit with its own government is called this.
City-State
The Sumerians created this wedge-shaped writing system to keep track of business deals.
Cuneiform
This shepherd from Ur is considered the first Jew and made a covenant with God to only worship one God.
Abraham
Mesopotamia, which means "the land between two rivers," got its name from these two major rivers.
Tigris and Euphrates
The last and most successful dynasty of Sumer was founded by this king, who also established law codes and built impressive buildings.
Ur
Mesopotamians built these pyramid-like structures at the highest points of their cities, believing they connected the heavens and Earth.
Ziggurats
A professional writer in ancient Mesopotamia. What is a professional writer called?
Scribe
This leader is said to have led the Hebrews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God.
Ancient Mesopotamians used a system of trenches and ditches to bring water from rivers to their crops. What was this system called?
Irrigation
This king of Babylon is famous for his set of 282 laws, known as his Code.
Hammurabi
This system divided people in Sumer by wealth and profession.
Social Hierarchy
This epic tale tells the adventures of a legendary Sumerian king who may have been the fifth king of Uruk and was believed to be two-thirds god.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
This monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham, is based on the worship of only one God.
Judaism
Even though it had rich soil, the climate in the Fertile Crescent was often not good for farming because of this.
Hot Climate and Little Rain
In 587 B.C., this Babylonian king conquered Judah and forced many Hebrews to live in Babylonia.
Nebuchadnezzar II
The Sumerians and Akkadians practiced this type of religion, which involves the worship of many gods.
Polythiesm
The Sumerians believed that their kings were chosen by the gods, a concept known as this.
Divine Kingship
Known as adventurous traders, these people helped develop what would become the modern alphabet
Phoenecians
To water their crops in a hot climate, farmers in Mesopotamia moved from a plateau to this flat area of land.
Fertile Plains
According to legend, this first empire builder was abandoned in a basket in a river as a baby before he grew up to rule in 2334 B.C.
Sargon
Because farming techniques improved and created a surplus of food, some people no longer had to be farmers and instead became these skilled craftspeople.
Artisans
This is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible and contains the guidance and laws of Judaism.
The Torah
Instead of bartering, the Lydians invented these in 500 B.C., which were stamped to show their value.
Coins