Babylon
Gilgamesh
Vocabulary
Geography
Technology
100

This man was a emperor of Babylon and was very powerful

Who is Hammurabi?

100

This person was Gilgamesh's best friend.

Who was Enkidu?

100

This place is in between the Tigris and the Euphrates river.

What is Mesopotamia?

100

This is a large area of fertile land where Mesopotamia is.

What is the Fertile Crescent?

100

This invention made it much easier for Mesopotamians to transport items across long distances.

What are wheels?

200

This set of laws is highly strict and very contoversial today.

What is Hammurabi's code?

200

This was Gilgamesh's ultimate goal.

What is eternal life?

200

This is crushed up rocks

What is silt?

200

These rivers surround Mesopatmia.

What are the Tigris and Euphrates river.

200

These two inventions are regarded by historians as the two greatest Mesopotamian inventions.

What are wheels and arches?

300

Babylonia made most of its wealth from this.

What is conquering its neighbors?

300

This person got rejected by Gilgamesh.

Who is Ishtar?

300

This is a large area of land with many city-states inside of it, that is ruled by the same government.

What is an empire?

300

The Fertile Crescent helped make this Mesopotamian job much easier.

What are farmers?

300

This animal pulled both sledges and carriages.

What are oxen?

400

Babylonia used this to protect themselves.

What are triple or double walls?

400

This person told Gilgamesh about a flood that brought themselves eternal life.

Who is Utnapishtim?

400

This is a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender.

What is a siege?

400

This gulf is where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers end.

What is the Persian gulf?

400

This invention was built into houses to make them stronger.

What are arches?

500

Babylon is considered this word because of its wealth

What is Metropolis?

500

Gilgamesh and Enkidu killed this monster.

Who is Humbaba?

500

These people are craftsmen.

What is an artisan?

500

This is the modern-day country where the Taurus Mountains are found.

Where is Turkey?

500

Before Mesopotamians invented wheels, they transported things with this flat-bottomed cart.

What is a sledge?