Mesopotamia Inventions
The Law of the Babylonians’ under Hammurabi.
What is Hammurabi’s code?
The word Mesopotamia means this in English.
What is “between the rivers?”
This King turned Emperor created the Assyrian Empire with his permanant army.
Who is Sargon?
This Mesopotamian Civilization was the first civilization ever.
What is the Sumerians?
Sumerian civilization were city states, which is…
What is a city and the surrounding countryside that it controlled which depended on how strong its army was, they were led by a kinga city and the surrounding countryside that it controlled which depended on how strong its army was, they were led by a king?
The first form of writing in Mesopotamia and the world.
What is Cuneiform?
These two rivers are what make Mesopotamia what it is.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This Babylonian King made a law code which was very different than the law today.
Who is Hammurabi?
This Mesopotamian civilization was the first empire.
What is the Akkadians/Assyrians?
Sumerians invented the first for of fiction which contained great heroes doing great deeds.
What is a Epic?
This tool allowed for mass production of art in Mesopotamia.
What is Cylinder Seals?
Mesopotamian cities were created in this landform which was the best place for civilization to grow.
What is the river valley?
This King of Mesopotamia in his Epic sought immortality but learned to love being alive and do good things.
These groups of people invaded Mesopotamia and were the first civilization with Iron weapons and Chariots.
Who are the Hittites?
The first form of religion which the Sumerians was a polytheistic religion, which means it was a religion with __________.
What is more than one god?
This religious building were the first multi story buildings.
What is a Ziggurat?
These social classes were the two most important in Mesopotamia.
Who are Kings and Priests?
This King of the Chaldeans, conquered Babylon and created the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
This civilization conquered the Babylonians and were the ones who built the Hanging Gardens.
Who are the the Chaldeans?
From the mankind series, when tin and copper are mixed together it creates this new metal which the Sumerians invented.
What is Bronze?
This invention allowed farmers in Mesopotamia to channel water to their crops through ditches and tunnels.
What is Irrigation?
This form of religion was the first and invented by the Mesopotamians.
What is Polytheism?
This character from the Gilgamesh Epic, was Gilgamesh’s best friend and was killed by the gods.
Who is Enkidu?
This civilization invented the first alphabet and were great sailors and traders.
Who are the Phoenicians?
What are
• Wheels
•Plows
•Sewers
•Makeup
•Glass jewelry
•Math based on 60
360 degree circle, 12 month calendar