Geography
The two rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The Sumerian irrigation system consisted of man made waterways.
canals
The term for the worship of more than one god
polythestic
The oldest Mesopotamian civilization
Sumer/Sumeria
term for type of government when one person has absolute control
monarchy
The Southern region of Mesopotamia
Sumer
bronze
The term for belief in a single god
monotheistic
The first Mesopotamian empire
Akkadian/Kingdom of Akkad/Akkad Empire
This Akkadian king unified all of the Sumerian city-states and the kingdom lasted roughly 200 years
Sargon the Great
The mountain range NE of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
This tool allowed the Mesopotamians to farm more efficiently.
plow
Mesopotamian built temple in the city-states.
ziggurat
The term for those that knew how to use cuneiform.
scribes
term for many different lands under the rule of one government
empire
Body of water west of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea
The first writing system
cuneiform
The Mesopotamian god of wind and air
Enlil
The Code of Hammurabi applied to these people
Babylonians
This Babylonian king had laws carved into stone.
King Hammurabi
Body of water NW of Mesopotamia
Black Sea
Famous set of laws written on a stone slab
The Code of Hammurabi
The Mesopotamian god of water
Enki
The second Mesopotamian empire
Babylonian Empire
The punishment for a son who strikes his father.
His hand shall be cut off.