Rulers
A Babylonian king who is famous for developing the first recorded code of laws.
Who is HAMMURABI?
The belief in many gods.
What is POLYTHEISM?
The world's first civilization to form in the Mesopotamian region.
What is SUMER?
The process developed by the Sumerians that allowed water to be moved from rivers to their fields.
What is IRRIGATION?
A pyramid shaped temple in Mesopotamia.
What is a ZIGGURAT?
Was the leader of the Hebrews when the group began
Who is Abraham?
We were allowed to go to school.
Who are UPPER CLASS BOYS?
The civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is BABYLON?
The two major rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
A professional writer for the king.
What is a SCRIBE?
Was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk.
Who is GILGAMESH?
A story that tells a traditional belief.
What is a MYTH?
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is ASSYRIA?
The body of water west of Mesopotamia.
What is the MEDITERRANEAN SEA?
After leaving Egypt, the Israelites settled here.
What is CANAAN?
Was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who is NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
The length of a traditional school day in Mesopotamia.
What is FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET?
The first civilization to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who are the CHALDEANS?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is FERTILE CRESCENT?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is A CITY-STATE
He created the world's first empire.
Who is SARGON I?
This was a major even that allowed civilizations to rise in 8,000 BC.
What is AGRICULTURE?
The civilization that created a new alphabet and traded in purple cloth.
Who are the PHOENICIANS.
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is BABYLON?
A time where people starve because there is such little food.
What is A FAMINE?