Religion
Who is Nanna?
Moon God
A person whose job it is to write
Scribe
Which King appointed Assyrian officials to be directly responsible to him
Tiglath-Pileser III
What did the civilizations need to create to supply their crops with water
Irrigation
Working for the government is known as what?
Burden
"King of the universe," "great king," or "shepherd"
A way to bring water to dry land
Irrigation
Which king was the most powerful king of the neo Babylonian empire
Nebuchadnezzar
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
Rather than using money, Mesopotamians did what?
Bartered
Who is the God of fresh water?
Enki
A city that has its own government
City-State
Which king conquered Mesopotamia and built the first empire that lasted long after its founder was dead and gone.
Sargon of Akkad
Mesopotamia is known as what two names?
Fertile Crescent
Cradle of Civilization
Put these people in order according to their social class. Highest first. Lowest last. Merchants--Nobles--Laborers
Laborers, merchants, nobles
Mesopotamians believed that Earth was completely surrounded by what?
Water
A huge pyramid structure formed by a series of stacked rectangular platforms. It was used for ancient religious ceremonies.
Ziggurat
Which King allowed people to keep their own religions
Cyrus the Great
What was the first civilization of Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Why was writing invented?
Traders needed a way to keep records
What is worshipping many Gods known as?
Polytheism
Sumerian King whose adventures were recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh
Which King created a strict set of laws?
Hammurabi
Why did nomads choose to live in Mesopotamia?
List three things that the Mesopotamians created.
Irrigation
Writing
Checkers
Sewers
Wheel
Plow