Mesopotamia
Government
Economy
Culture & Society
Civilizations
100

What are the names of the twin rivers?

What is Tigris and Euphrates?

100

Which civilization was believed to be the oldest civilization?

What is Sumer?

100

Which Mesopotamian civilization created the first empire in history?  

What is Akkad?

100

What were massive, pyramid-like, stepped structures with flat tops called?

What are Ziggurats?

100

What was the most common religion in Persia?

What is Zoroastrianism?

200

What was the name of the cresent-shaped region surrounding the twin rivers?

What is Fertile Crescent? 

200

An independent city that serves as a cultural center for a surrounding region was known as what?

What is city-state?

200

What allowed Mesopotamia to get important resources that they did no have?

 What is Trade?

200

What is the belief in more than one god or spiritual being called?

What is Polytheism?

200

Assyria build a " ____ society"

What is a "Warrior Society"?

300

What are the five major civilizations of Mesopotamia?

What is Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, Assyria, and Persia?

300

What where the written laws and punishments that were carved onto 7-foot- high stone tablets?

What is Hammurabi's Code?

300

What three important goods and factors influenced all of Mesopotamia's economic history?

What is agriculture, textiles, and pottery?

300

Akkadians invented this that was used to press clay to seal important documents.

What is Cylinder Seal?

300

Who was the first king in Persia?

What is Cyrus?

400

Mesopotamia was considered to be the "_____"

What is "Cradle of Civilizations"?

400

Persia constructed the " ___ Road" that connected the Persian empire to make trade and travel easier.

What is "Royal Road"?

400

What was the name of the method of bring water to fields through ditches or pipes?

WHat is Irrigation?

400

What was the first known written language called?

What is Cuneiform?

400

Which civilization had Gilgamesh as their king?

What is Sumer?

500

In what continent was Mesopotamia located?

What is Asia?

500

How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?

What is 282 Laws?

500

What was used to demonstrate the social classes of Mesopotamia with a top and bottom section?

What is social Structure/pyramid?

500

In the Persian culture who were highly respected?

What is Women?

500

Which civilization was the most famous of Mesopotamia?

What is Babylon?