Geography
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers.
What is Polytheism?
Belief in many gods.
The first form of writing?
Cuneiform
Other than walking, what was the easiest way to travel in Mesopotamia?
Boats
Who unified the Sumarian city states and creating the world's first empire.
Sargon
Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
The two rivers flowing through Mesopotamia are the Tigres and the ...
Euphrates
A religion that believes in only 1 god?
Monotheistic
Sumerian leader famous for his written code of laws?
Hammurabi
What was the most common surplus item in Mesopotamia?
Crops, grain
What group of people was always at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Slaves
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
What mountain range formed the northwest boarder of Mesopotamia?
Taurus Mountains
Large temple located in the center of a city state?
Ziggurat
Metal formed by mixing copper and tin, used to make the first swords?
Bronze
What was the currency used in Mesopotamia?
Sheckles
King famous for the destruction of Jerusalem and the construction of the hanging gardens of Babylon:
Nebuchadnezzar II
Which instrument has 88 keys?
Piano
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers both empty into what?
The Persian Gulf
Main religion of the Persians?
Zoroastrianism
Two wheeled cart modified to be pulled by horses and used in battle?
Chariot
What is the sea to the west of Mesopotamia that offered many prosperous trade routes?
Mediterranean sea
What people were on the level of the social pyramid just below the king? The Royal family, military leaders, and...
Priests
What element does "K" represent on the periodic table?
Potassium
What city lay between the mouthes of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Ur
Who founded Zoroastrianism?
Zoroaster
Where is the base 60 number system, created in ancient Sumeria, still used today?
Telling time... minutes, seconds.
A central place where traders from many different areas gather to exchange merchandise?
Trade center
Would a craftsman, such as a potter be considered upper, middle, or lower class in Mesopotamian society?
Middle
In Greek mythology, who is the god of the sun?
Apollo
What mountain range formed part of the eastern boarder of Mesopotamia?
Zagaros Mountains
The god of Zoroasterianism?
Ahura Mazda
Advancements in irrigation which helped the Mesopotamians learn how to control the rivers on which they lived?
Dams and Canals
There were no forests in Mesopotamia, so how did they acquire the timber (wood) needed for construction, and where did it come from?
Trade with India
Persian leader who allowed Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild their city and its walls.
Cyrus
What is Albert Einstein's formula for the theory of relativity?
E = MC2