Cities
What was the largest and grandest city in Mesopotamia called?
Babylon
What is the belief in more than one god?
Polytheism
What was the writing system called in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What were the names of rulers called in Mesopotamia?
Kings
What did ancient Mesopotamians grow?
Crops
A giant wall
What is the name of Mesopotamian pyramids?
Ziggurat
On what kind of objects did Mesopotamians write?
Tablets
What was the name of the King who created the first written law code?
Hammurabi
What is land called that is good for growing things?
Fertile
What did people have to walk through to enter Babylon?
A gate
Who were the religious leaders in Mesopotamia?
priests
Symbols
Which King built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzer
Between what two rivers is Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates
What is a person called whose job is to buy and sell goods?
A merchant
Goddesses
What is the first written law code called?
In what city did King Nebuchadnezzer live?
Babylon
What did Mesopotamians build to move water to other places?
Canals
What is a large number of people who travel together called?
Caravan
Who are the only people that could pray to the gods inside the temples of the Ziggurat?
Priests and Kings
What does the word "cuneiform" mean?
wedge-shaped
Which king oversaw the building of the canals?
King Hammurabi
What are the sides of a river called?
Banks