Geography
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris and Euphrates
By marking a clay tablet with a reed
The Assyrian empire was divided into political districts called ______
provinces
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in many gods
Who was the leader of the Akkadians?
Sargon
The modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan make up the area known as the ________ _______
Fertile Crescent
Sumerians created a math system based on what number?
60
Which empire was known for their large and powerful army?
Assyrians
After years of training, Sumerian boys could become _______, or record keepers.
Scribes
Who is best known for creating a strict code of laws for all to read?
Hammurabi
What was left behind after a flood?
Silt
Name 2 Sumerian inventions.
writing (cuneiform), number system based on 60, wheel, carts, sailboat, seed drill, 12-month lunar calendar
What wonder of the ancient world was created using top-down irrigation?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What is an empire?
a group of many different lands under one ruler
What king created the world's first empire?
Sargon
What large body of water was found on the western border of Mesopotamia?
What was the largest social class in Sumer, and what people were in that class?
Middle class; merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans
What city was the capital of the Chaldean empire?
Babylon
Each Sumerian city-state had a temple called a ____
Ziggurat
Who led a revolt against the Assyrians?
King Nebopolassar
How did people of Mesopotamia control the flood waters?
What did Sumerians trade wheat, barley, and tools for? (Name at least 2)
timber, minerals, metals
Which empire created the first sundial?
Chaldean
What is a city-state?
A city that governs itself as well as the surrounding countryside/territory
Why did Nebuchadnezzar have to collect very high taxes and tributes?
To fund his building projects and maintain the army