Mesopotamia
What does the word "mesopotamia" mean?
between two rivers
The system of supplying water to crops and land is called....
irrigation
Sumerian temple tower:
Ziggurat
Epic of Gilgamesh
The Chaldean Empire reached its height under who?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates
The fertile mud left by flooding rivers is called...
silt
The belief in many gods
polytheism
Sumerian writing was done on what?
clay tablets
The main leader of the Akkadian Empire was...
Sargon I
First civilization in Mesopotamia
Sumerian
A system where people exchange goods and services without using money is called
bartering
the study of the stars and heavenly objects
astronomy
Sumerian society was organized into what?
social classes
Babylonian king with his own "code" that was the first written laws
Hammurabi
What was the main reason people settled in Mesopotamia?
Fertile soil from river flooding
The first form of writing developed by the Sumerians was "wedge-like" and called...
cuneiform
a long poem about the actions of a hero
epic
Ur was an example of a:
city-state
Prophet God sent to Nineveh to tell the Assyrians to repent
Jonah
Mesopotamian farmers developed irrigation to....
water their crops
An independent city with its own government and surrounding farmland is called...
a city-state
merchants used this to "sign" their name after they finished a business deal
cylinder seal
Which invention is credited to the Sumerians and revolutionized transportation and pottery making?
the wheel
The Hittites began to settle in:
Asia Minor