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These two rivers formed the boundaries of Ancient Mesopotamia.

What are the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers?

100

This word describes small, independent cities that governed and controlled themselves separately from each other. 

What is/are city-states?
100
This ancient system was first invented by ancient Sumerians to control the flow of water from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. 

What is irrigation?

100

This Babylonian king ruled the longest and the most successfully compared to the other Rulers we've learned about. He may have also been known for a certain code of morals. 

Who is Hammurabi?

100

These were the two requirements for your cuneiform message. 

5 words minimum and school appropriate.

200

These mountains provided timber, stones, and other resources that Ancient Mesopotamian people used to start their civilizations. 

What are the Zagros Mountains?

200

These people moved down from the foothills and onto the plains of Mesopotamia, eventually settling and developing one of the world's first civilizations.

Who are the Sumerians?

200
This ancient writing system was made of wedge-shaped marks onto tablets of clay.

What is cuneiform?

200

This element is the source of all life in Mesopotamia and in their Creation Story.

What is water?

200

This is when your Mesopotamian ACE response is due.

Sunday night!
300

This season would bring intense rainfall and melt the mountain snow, causing the Tigris & Euphrates rivers to flood. 

What is Spring?

300

Before the Sumerians learned to live in larger communities, this fine and fertile dirt would clog up the system.

What is silt?

300
In Sumerian city-states, these men were "chosen by god" to be in a position of power. 

What are kings/priests?

300

This Akkadian king started as a servant to another king, whom he then tricked and killed, then took over the throne.

Who is Sargon?

300
In ancient times, this area was known as Mesopotamia. Today, we know it as this Middle Eastern country.

What is Iraq?

400

Before the Sumerian's learned to control them, these unpredictable weather events would destroy homes and farmlands. 

What are floods?

400

This southern plains region of Mesopotamia is where the first organized city-states began.

What is Sumer?

400

Due to no natural protection from outsiders, Sumerians chose to build these to keep invaders at bay.

What are walls?

400
Hammurabi's Code was inspired by this Mythical God's victory over evil, in the Mesopotamian Creation Story.

Who is Marduk?

400
This the name of the original song that the Mesopotamia song is based on.

Crank Dat by Soulja Boy

500

The ancient Mesopotamians who moved from the Zagros foothills onto the plains, did so because of this reason.

What is/are food shortages OR overpopulation?

500
Writing down or recording ______________ was a main reason for Sumerians inventing Cuneiform.

What are receipts?

500

These important man-made waterways helped farmers bring water to their crops. 

What are canals?

500

In the Mesopotamian Creation Story, this terrifying salt-sea spirit was the mother of all and every.

Who is Tiamat?

500
Other than hello, Ms. Carman starts the period by saying this phrase.

What is "it's nice to see you all", "how y'all doin?", or "buenas dias/tardes"