Land and City
These two rivers aided in the advancement of farming and other inventions
Tigris and Euphrates
A large, pyramid like temple built for the gods at the city center.
ziggurat
A long poem about a king who travels the world and performs great deeds
Epic of Gilgamesh
A Babylonian King who ruled for 42 years
King Hummurabi
Triangular shaped writing, done on clay tablets
cunneiform
A curved region with rich soil in the Middle East
Fertile Crescent
A belief in more than one god
Polytheism
Who was Gilgamesh's friend?
Enkidu
The Code of Hammurabi consisted of this number of laws
282
The invention of this resulted in a food surplus
irrigation
The population of city-states were divided into _____.
Social Classes
People left these kinds of offerings for the gods
food, cloth and wine
What did Gilgamesh search for after defeating the Bull of Heaven
Eternal life/ a way to live forever
The Code of Hammurabi was written on this famous stone.
diorite stele
This invention led to the first mode of transportation ever recorded.
The wheel
Every year, floods from the Mesopotamian rivers would bring ______ to the land.
silt
Who was the Babylonian god of thunderstorms?
Marduk
The goddess who called for the Bull of Heaven
Ishtar
Hammurabi placed great importance on ________ and ________.
Social order and justice
Both men and women wore these two things in Ancient Mesopotamia
jewelry and wool cloaks
In Ancient Mesopotamia, the invention of irrigation led to a food surplus. Workers now could specialize in a particular task, this is called_________.
A division of labor.
A type of government were religious rulers help rule.
The Bull of Heaven was sent to destroy this city
URUK
Inscribed in stone on a finger shaped monument, shows Hammurabi being blessed by this god of justice
Shamash
Metalsmiths in ancient Mesopotamia learned to make bronze by heating and mixing these two metals.
copper and tin