People
Along with priests, these were at the top of the social hierarchy
Who were kings
These two famous rivers were on either side of Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
Area of land consisting of a city and all the land surrounding it
What is a city state
The worship of more than one god
What is polytheism
people who performed religious ceremonies
Who were priests
People dug these to let water flow to the crops
What is canals
This group of people developed the first civilization
Who were the Sumerians
This is what most Sumerians did to earn their living
What is farming
Strong leader who later wrote a code of laws
Who was Hammurabi
This is the good rich soil left after the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates
What is silt
This group of people developed ironmaking
Who were the Hittites
Pyramid shaped temple
Ziggurat
King who built a beautiful hanging garden for his wife
Who was Nebuchanezzar
System that moved water to an area where crops were grown
What is irrigation
What group defeated the Sumerians
The Babylonians
This wheeled cart allowed soldiers to move quickly in battle
chariot
the world'sUsed a permanent army to defeat all the city states of Sumer and established the world's first empire
Who was Sargon?
Crescent shaped area of land where soil was fertile
What is the Fertile Crescent
Empire stretched from Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Akkadian Empire
This is a valuable achievement accomplished by the Phoenicians
The alphabet