What are the two most important rivers that were vital to ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
What is the belief in more than one god?
Polytheism
100
What is denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
100
Who was at the top of the Mesopotamian social class?
The king
100
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one whose location has not been definitely established. This place was built in the ancient city of Babylon.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
200
What is the crescent-shaped region containing moist and fertile land?
Fertile Crescent
200
What is the building believed to house the gods of Mesopotamia?
Ziggurats
200
What is the first major piece of literature called?
Epic of Gilgamesh
200
Who was at the bottom of the Mesopotamian social class.
Slaves
200
What happened to the two rivers of Mesopotamia on a yearly basis?
Flooded
300
What is the modern-day name of Mesopotamia?
Iraq
300
Who was the moon god?
Sin
300
This was first used in making pottery in 3500BC and then used it for their chariots in around 3200 BC.
Wheel
300
They were considered as doctors of the time. In case of any physical illnesses, the people used to request these people for treatment. They were near the top of the hierarchy.
Priests
300
Mesopotamia was made up of individual _________________ which were controlled by different powers.
city-states
400
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
400
Which Mesopotamian god represented the sun?
Ra
400
This allowed them to keep up with farm day, deciding when it was a good day to crop goods or it was going to rain.
Calendar
400
They belonged to the upper class and were well educated. They were primarily engaged in various professions such as working in the palace, army, government and merchants etc. Most of them also ran their own businesses as public writers.
Scribes
400
This Mesopotamian empire was ruled by King Sargon.
Akkadians
500
What is fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.
Silt
500
Who were one of the first groups to practice monotheism in Mesopotamia?
Hebrews
500
This is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall.
Irrigation
500
They belonged to the upper class. They played the main job role in creating the required wealth for the growth of the civilization. They were known to invent Cuneiform to document the various trade deals. They also invented calendars to keep track of the trades.