The two mountains north of Mesopotamia
What are the Taurus and Zagros Mountains?
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
What is an empire?
Sargon was the ruler of this Empire.
Who were the Akkadians?
This technology made it possible to communicate and keep records.
What is writing?
The two major rivers in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
What is a city-state?
The image shows this innovation that Ancient Babylon is best known for.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This invention was vital to making transportation more efficent.
What is the wheel?
These are two major seasonal challenges faced by the Mesopotamians
What are flooding from the major rivers and lack of rain during summer months?
An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
What is Sumer?
What is control over water resources?
This technology was vital for business and tracking the sale of goods.
What is math?
Land features that made Mesopotamia a suitable place to settle.
What is access to rivers and fertile land?
The picture depicts this invention.
What is irrigation?
This empire was known for being extremely violent and having a war-like culture.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
This technology made it possible to make weapons such as this.
What is metal smithing.
The gulf that the Tigris and Euphrates empty in to.
What is the Persian Gulf?
What is a ziggurat?
The image depicts a military formation created by this empire.
What is the Akkadian Empire?
This invention made it easier to farm on a large scale.
What is the plow?