Mesopotamia Cities
This Mesopotamian was located in central Mesopotamia and is known for its hanging gardens
what is Babylon?
A large temple
What is a Ziggurat?
the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
what are the Tigris and Euphrates
the form of Mesopotamian writing
what is Cuneiform
the earliest set of laws
what is The Code of Hammurabi
This city was created by Sargon the Great
what is Akkad?
the reason people settle and begin communities in this area?
what is Excellent land for growing crops
Ancient writer
What is a SCRIBE?
one of Hammaurabi's laws
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Another word for farming.
What is agriculture/ irrigation?
One of Mesopotamia oldest cities on the Euphrates, the location of a famous epic
what is Uruk?
the belief in many gods
what is polytheism?
the belief in only one God
what is Monotheism
the types of people would be found in the highest level of Mesopotamian society
A large arc of fertile land that was good for crops to grow.
What is a fertile crescent?
A library was build here that housed over 20,000 books
what is Nineveh?
A story from the Old Testament that taught Mesopotamians a lesson on pride and humility
what is the Tower of Babel?
the people would be found in the lowest level of a Mesopotamian society?
what are peasants and slaves
The area where the code of Hammurabi was written
what is Diorite steel?
These were made to help preserve water from annual the flooding of the rivers
what are canals?
This city was city was the capital of the Assyrian Empire
what is Assur?
The greek translation of the word Mesopotamia
what is Land between Two Rivers?
The Babylonian god of Justice
who is Shamash?
the material Cuneiform was usually written on
what is Clay or stone
the people who came before Mesopotamia?
Early Humans - hunter gatherers and farming