Assyria
The Assyrian Empire's main occupation was this.
What is war?
This was the first civilization in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer?
Mesopotamia lies between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
This is the world's oldest form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
a severe fever; usually found in tropical or subtropical regions.
What is malaria?
This is the capital of Assyria.
What was Nineveh?
This was the primary way we learned about Sumer.
What is archeology?
The Tigris and Euphrates empty into this gulf.
What is the Persian gulf?
This is the writing tool they would use to scratch writing onto clay.
What is a stylus?
a statue or building raised to remember a famous person or event
What is a monument?
What is "they celebrated?"
Sumer used this as a temple, palace, and school.
What is a ziggurat?
Sumerian buildings were made out of this, which was not as good as the stone in Egypt.
What was sun-dried clay?
This was the reason why Ea-Nasir got a long complaint letter.
flexible twigs woven together.
what is wicker?
This was the primary pastime of the Assyrian king.
What is lion hunting?
Sumer was conquered by this king long ago, who called himself "Emperor of the Universe"
Who was Sargon of Akkad?
The Tigris and the Euphrates are two of the four rivers mentioned in Genesis that point to the location of this place.
What is the Garden of Eden?
The Babylonian Creation Tablets tell a story that has parallels to this work.
What is Genesis?
a fine-grained, typically white, translucent form of gypsum
what is alabaster?
This was famous Assyrian king who built a library.
Who was Assurbanipal?
This was a major Sumerian city. Abraham was also from this place.
One reason why Mesopotamia was so fertile was because it had this kind of soil.
What is silt?
This was the oldest epic poem ever written, and is often sung while playing a gishgidu.
What is "The Epic of Gilgamesh?"
Splendid and expensive looking
what is sumptuous?