Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia means this in Greek
The land between two rivers
Sumerians invented this to record all historical events on a tablet. Scribes were people trained to record all the data. What is the proper name of the invention.
Cuniform
The first kings of Mesopotamia were usually this. They defeated many kingdoms.
War Heros
Sumer-city states had it’s own government. They built walls to protect themselves from enemies or during times of peace they traded resources with other city states. They used this as their main building supply
Mud from the river
Mesopotamia is also known as cradle of this.
Cradle of Civilization
People in Sumer were the first to invent this.
This is also a method of watering crops by digging canals and letting the water flow from the source to the field
Irrigation
It was said that this king was part god and part human.
This is also 1st ever known written epic about a Sumerian Ruler.
Gilgamesh
Sumerian worshiped many gods and goddesses. This word means worshiping many gods
Poly theism
This harsh brutal ruler made his citizens pay tribute. If they disobeyed, he would readily kill them on the spot and hang their heads on a stick. Which Empire is the king from
Assyrian Empire
The land where Mesopotamia lies is also known as this due to it's shape like a moon.
Fertile Crecent
One of the key factors in the Assyrian successes was this weapon. The Hittites has mastered this production. This was stronger than tin or copper.
Iron
This ambitious king (Akkadian) started conquering weakened Sumer City state one by one and expanded his land to form the very 1st Empire
Sargon
Sumerians built temples called Ziggurat to honor the gods. It means “to rise high” in Akkadian Language. Usually this person ruled the city states.
High Priest
This king of Mesopotamia led a revolt to reclaim his kingdom of Mesopotamia. He fought against the Assyrians. He asked the people of Medes to join the fight and burned the capital down to the ground.
Nabopolassar
This Empire had its capital in Nineveh
Assyrian Empire
One of the seven wonders of the world. This shows the intellect of the Mesopotamian people.
This was made for the wife of Nebuchadnezzar because she missed all the plants from back home.
Hanging Garden of Babylon
Babylon became the largest city after this king conquered Mesopotamia. He called the land Babylonian Empire. He was a just ruler and He came up with rules for his citizens to follow. It has punishment for every crime
Hamurabi
King Naburachadnezzar made Babylon the largest and the richest city in the world. This was seen everywhere from the city.
Ziggurat
This king of the Mesopotamia built one of the first library in Nineveh. The building is still standing today and is the oldest library known to mankind. It contains 25,000 tablets of stories and songs to honor gods.
Ashubanipal
This king of Mesopotamia made Babylon capital and called it “ the new Babylonian Empire.”
Nebuchadnezzar