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Geography
Sumerians
Assyrians
Babylonians
Miscellaneous
100
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between the rivers
100
What were the professional writers in Sumer called?
Scribes
100
Who did the Assyrians conquer?
Babylonians
100
What laws were developed by one of Babylon's kings?
The Code of Hammurabi
100
Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria were the first __________.
civilizations
200
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
200
Name two things the Sumerians invented?
Writing, the Plow, Levees, and/or the Wheel
200
What metal were the Assyrians' weapons made out of?
Iron
200
Who was the famous king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
200
What term goes with this definiton: The scientific study of historic remains in order to learn about the past.
Archaeology
300
What do you call the rich marshlands that Mesopotamia was located in?
Fertile Crescent
300
What tool did scribes use to write on clay tablets?
Stylus
300
What weapon did most Assyrian warriors use?
archer (bow and arrow)
300
How did Babylon become rich?
Through trade
300
What kind of information was put on clay tablets by scribes?
Records and basic information about crops and taxes
400
Define the word fertile.
Capable of producing vegetation/crops
400
Name one of the 7 gods that the Sumerians worshipped.
Sky, Earth, Wind, Sun, Moon, Fresh Water, Salt Water
400
What weapon did the Assyrians invent?
battering ram
400
What river was Babylon located on?
Euphrates River
400
Name of the temples used to worship the gods of a city.
Ziggurats
500
What country is now where Mesopotamia was?
Iraq
500
Who conquered the Sumerians?
The Babylonians
500
What river was Assyria located on?
Tigris River
500

How many laws were written in Hammurabis Code

282

500
How long ago did Mesopotamia exist?
7,000 years ago