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King Hammurabi used this in order to control the water flow which he was then able to control the southern cities of Babylon
What is a dam
100
He was the king of Sumer who began the Akkadian Empire.
Who was Sargon
100
Sumerians invented this. It was first made of stone and could help move carts from place to place.
What is a wheel.
100
This means to believe in many gods.
What is Polytheism
200
Sumer and Babylon was located in this present day country.
What is Iraq
200
The lowest group of people on the Sumerian social hierarchy
Who are slaves?
200
It was a method of writing that used different pictures on a clay tablet as a language.
What is Cuneiform
300
this place was the capital of Babyonia
What is Babylon
300
Something a scribe is skilled at
What is writing?
300
A self governing city that also governs nearby villages.
What is a city-state
300
It is a group of lands and people ruled by one government
What is an empire
400
Something a scribe is skilled at
What is writing?
400
According to Code of Hammurabi if you hurt one of these people you would have to pay half a fine
What is a slave
400
He established the Jewish kingdom in Jerusalem
Who is king David
400
It is a system of channels that transport water from one place to another.
What is an irrigation system
500
These two rivers cut through Sumer
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
500
The continent Mesopotamia is located in
What is Asia?
500
A Sumerian king who became the hero of many epics
Who was Gilgamesh?
500
This was a list of laws that Babylonians had to follow
What is the code of Hammurabi
500
A flattened pyramid made of mud-brick which was an important religious place.
What is a ziggurat