Mesopotamian leaders
The leader who ruled the akkadian empire and then united the sumerian city states
who is Sargon
mesopotamia lies between which two rivers
what are the tigris and euphrates rivers
What resource was commonly used to make tools in mesopotamia that is now often used for an olympic medal
What is bronze
A state containing several countries or terotories
what is an empire
What did the city states fight over
Territory and power
What is Hammurabi's code.
Memphis lies along which major river
What is the nile river
What resource was used to waterproof boats
What is bitumen
What does mesopotamia mean
the land between the rivers
Which two city states fought each other in 2450 BC
What is Umma and lagash
The Persian King who declared himself King of the World
Who is King Cyrus
What mountain range is the biggest in mespotamia
What are the Zagros Mountains
Waht was the form of writing used in mesopotamia
What is cunieform
WQhat is the fertile crescent
A crescent shaped region that stretches from the persian gulf to the mediterranean sea
Who won the war between umma and lagash
Lagash
What leader was half man half god
Who is gilgamesh
Which gulf lies along the arabian peninsula southwest of Ur
the persian Gulf
What is the polythesim
The belief in more than one god
What is a ziggurat
A temple where the natives would pray to their gods
Which empire ruled mesopotamia after the akkadian empire ended when sargon died
The Ur empire
Who ruled ur
who is Ur-nammu
what is the name of the waterway where the tigris and euphrates river meet.
what is the shatt-al-arab waterway
What are specialized jobs
The idea that all members of society must obey the law
What is rule of law
What kinds of weapons did the soldiers of Umma and lagash use
Bronze axes and metal spears