Vocabulary
This Greek word translates to "land between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
Who is a scribe?
This empire was the first empire of the ancient world.
What is the Akkadian Empire?
I go around in circles, but always straight ahead. Never complain, no matter where I am led. What am I?
I am a wheel!
The Chaldean Empire is also sometimes referred to as this.
What is the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
What is irrigation?
These are small particles of soil.
What is silt?
This empire was known for having a ruthless army that used iron weapons and horses in battle.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
I have lakes with no water. I have streets but no cars. I have forests but no trees. I have deserts but no sand. What am I?
I am a map!
These are the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
This is the earliest system of writing that uses wedges and lines pressed into clay.
What is cuneiform?
A stepped pyramid that acts as the religious center of a city.
What is a ziggurat?
During this Empire, Hammurabi created the first set of written law codes.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
No matter how much or how little you use me, you still change me every month. What am I?
I am a calendar!
Considered the first emperor of the world, this ruler was able to combine all city-states under one government.
Who is Sargon the Great?
This is the belief in more than one God.
What is polytheism?
The science of studying the planet and stars.
What is astronomy?
This empire was responsible for creating the first sundial and followed a 7 day week.
What is the Chaldean Empire?
I have wheels and use horsepower to move, but I am not a car. What am I?
I am a chariot!
This is the name of the first board game that was ever created.
What is the Royal Game of Ur?
This is the name of an exotic market where you can buy and trade goods from far away places.
What is a bazaar?
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.
What is an empire?
Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife during this empire.
What is the Chaldean Empire?
I can take you across vast waters at an affordable price. What am I?
I am a sailboat!
Hammurabi's Code of Laws was written in cuneiform on this type of large stone pillar.
What is a stele?