Religion
Ur and ___________ were city states often mentioned in the Old Testament
Babylon
An Epic poem was written about him
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
This invention made transportation possible
Wheel
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
The belief in multiple gods
polytheism
Wrote a set of laws on stone pillars
Hammurabi
This substance, which fertilized the land, could be found in the rivers
silt
This would be pulled by oxen on fields
Wooden Plow
Healers, weavers, potters, and shoemakers are all examples of
Craftsmen/merchants
Where Mesopotamians prayed to their gods
ziggurat
King of Akkadian Empire
Sargon
The 3 modern day countries Mesopotamia was located in
Iraq, Kuwait, and Syria
This would be pulled by horses for traveling
Chariot
This Empire made Iron Weapons
Assyrian
God told Abraham to leave Ur and travel to...
Canaan
Created one of the world's first ever libraries
Ashurbanipal
The two mountain ranges north of Mesopotamia
Elburz and Zagros Mountains
This invention made making pottery easier
potter's wheel
This person built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
King Nebuchadnezzar II
Much of the Old Testament was written during or after the...
Babylonian Exile
King of Babylon who built the tower of Babel
Nimrod
The names of the two Deserts south of Mesopotamia
Arabian and Syrian Deserts
A type of metal made by combining copper and tin
Bronze
90% of this country's income comes from the production of oil
Kuwait