Key Terms
Mesopotamia
Tigris River
G
an official sent by the government to live in a foreign city
Consul
"For the use of readers"
Assurbanipal
Assyrian and Babylonian form of writing
cuneiform
Collection of stories about ancient Mesopotamia
Arabian Nights
Euphrates River
D
ornamental molding on wall near ceiling
Cornice
"He who would excel in the school of scribes must rise like the dawn."
Babylonian copybook
Nebuchadnezzar's gardens in Babylon
Hanging Gardens
Wealthy Assyrian city, home to a large library
Nineveh
Nineveh
C
A writing implement with a sharp end to scratch writing and a blunt end for obliterating it
Stylus
"Is this not great Babylonia which I have built?"
Nebuchadnezzar
King of later Babylonians (Chaldeans)
Nebuchadnezzar
King of Assyria; made copies of the history of Assyria and Babylon
Babylonia
E
One who studies the sky or universe
astrologer
Creator god in Mesopotamia
What is one invention of the Babylonians related to time?
Sundial, clepsydra
The king of the early Babylonians
Hammurabi
Assyria
B
Splendid and expensive looking
sumptuous
Gloomy place where souls went after death in Mesopotamia
The Land of No Return
Where is the Ishtar Gate?
At Nebuchadnezzar's palace