Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia is between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
Ziggurats
What was one of the world's oldest laws called?
Hammurabi's Code
What was an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government is known as a what?
City-state
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Kings and priests
What is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates River called ?
Fertile Crescent
What did the Ancient Mesopotamians believe in?
Polytheism
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
for protection
What was the powerful, ruthless, empire in Northern Mesopotamia?
Assyria
What is the dividing of society based on people's status or worth is known as what?
social class
What are fine particles of rock?
Silt
In Ancient Mesopotamia what does polytheism mean?
Belief in many gods
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians create?
cuneiform
What did Nebuchadnezzar create?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What is an invention of the Mesopotamians?
wheel, plow, sailboat, calendar
What is the name of the modern day country Mesopotamia was located in?
Iraq
what aspects did gods control of Ancient Mesopotamian's lives?
all aspects
What was the early form of writing that used pictures?
Pictographs
What is a state that contains several countries or territories?
Empire
How may classes were there in Ancient Mesopotamia social structure?
3
What two bodies of water are at the top and bottom of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Where were temples built in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Center of the city
Mesopotamians divided an hour into what?
60 minutes
Who was the king of the Akkadians?
Sargon the Great
Who makes up the lower class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Slaves