Geography
This area of rich farmland is found between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
What is the Fertile Crescent
What is polytheism
This type of Sumerian writing was developed to keep records
What is cuneiform
He started the first empire, uniting Sumer and Akkad
Who is Sargon
This Sumerian social class consisted of the majority of people
What is the middle class
These two rivers provided a fresh water source for the early civilizations of Mesopotamia
What are the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
These members of Sumer's upper class were the only ones allowed to hold religious ceremonies
Who are priests
This is done when goods are traded without the use of money
What is bartering
This is a region consisting of many different lands under the control of one ruler
What is an empire
This social class consisted of those who owed money or broke laws
What is the lower class
This method of watering crops contributed to a surplus of food for Sumerians
What is irrigation
This was a holy temple built from mudbricks
What is a ziggurat
This invention led to the use of carts and chariots
What is the wheel
This king rebuilt Babylon and made the Hanging Gardens for his wife
A warrior was part of this social class
What is the upper class
This region of the world is where the Fertile Crescent was located
What is the Middle East or present day Iraq
Sumerians believed they had control over all aspects of life
Who are the gods
This was a person who specialized in reading and writing, keeping records
What is a scribe
These are the first set of written laws containing 282 rules and their consequences
What is the Code of Hammurabi
This social class likely had the same privileges as Sumerian women
What is the lower class
The city-states of Uruk, Ur, Eridu, and Babylon helped to make up this early civilization that was in southern Mesopotamia (hint: Sargon conquered this region)
What is Sumer
This is the meaning of polytheistic
What is the belief in more than one god
This type of technology is what the Assyrians learned from the Hittites, making their armies stronger
What is iron
As the Chaldean Empire weakened, this group moved in and took over
This was the first written story, about a king with supernatural powers
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh