Geography
This word means soil that is good for growing crops
Fertile
The bottom of the social class in ancient Mesopotamia
Slaves
This one use for the wheel.
Carts, Chariots, Pottery wheel
King Hammurabi was famous king of this Ancient Mesopotamian Empire.
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior.
What is a tribute?
This is the number of countries in the world.
195
What are fine particles of rock commonly brought downstream by a river into flood plains.
Silt
Members of this class were referred to as "free" to signify that they were not slaves, but still worked.
Middle Class
An invention that allowed soil to be tilled (turned up) in long straight lines, with the help of an Ox.
Plow
This empire was home to a large library which housed copies of the Epic of Gilgamesh.
A person whose job is copying written information.
Scribe
The year the declaration of Independence was signed.
1776
The two rivers that created the boundaries for Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
A member of this class would live in the center of the city in a two story, white washed house.
High Class or Top Class
A system which frequently required maintenance from farmers to keep crops watered.
Irrigation System
The Neo-Babylonian Empire was home to this builder king who was known for thick walls around his capital city and taking the Hebrews captive.
Nebuchadnezzar
This was the largest building in most Mesopotamian cities, and religious in nature.
Ziggurat
The longest wall in the world.
Mountains that the Mesopotamians originally lived nearby in the North of Mesopotamia.
Zagros Mountains
An example of a job someone might have in the middle class.
Fisher, Farmer, Merchant, Artisan, Metalworker
The writing of the Sumerians which was pressed into clay tablets.
Cuneiform
Enheduanna, the daughter of this king was a high priestess in his Kingdom and strengthened his power by tying it to that of the gods.
Sargon
Code #3 of this code of law states "If a man lies in court in a case involving a death sentence, he shall be put to death".
Hammurabi's Code of Laws or Hammurabi's Code.
The number of codes written by Hammurabi.
282
Desert to the South of Mesopotamia in the Arabian peninsula.
Syrian Desert
A king was considered to be this between the Gods and his people.
Mediator
A form of warfare in which army soldiers camp outside a city and repeatedly attack it until the city falls.
Siege
This empire was famous for bas-reliefs and creating some of the first aqueducts, which are pipes that carry water.
Assyrian Empire.
A person or civilization who worships many gods would be called this.
Polytheistic
The king of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Zeus