Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient MesopotamiaReview
What do you call this region weLearned about?The Fertile
Crescent
What technology did the Hittitesand Assyrians use in battle?Iron
weapons and Chariots
What two rivers made life in this area possible?Tigris and
Euphrates
What do you call an area of elevated flatland?Plateau
What did Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar have in common?They both
built up Babylon
What is a drought?A long period of dry weather
Who served as a link between the Sumerians and the Gods?The
Priests
What were some of the crops Mesopotamian farmers grew?Beans,
Onions, lettuce, cucumbers, apples and pomegranates
What was the name of the region in Southern Mesopotamia dotted
with about a dozen cities?Sumer
Name two things Mesopotamians have been credited for
inventingThe wheel and Glass
What is cuneiform?The system of writing invented in Sumer
True or false: A city-state is a self governing city that also
governs surrounding villagesTRUE
What is a Ziggurat?A large building with a temple on its
peak
What do you call it when people believe in many
gods?Polytheism
Provide at least two facts about Hammurabi
What is a code of law?A written set of laws that apply to
everyone under a government
What city state rose to power after the death of Sargon?Ur
Babylon was located near present dayBaghdad
In 689 B.C. Babylon was destroyed by powerful rulers from a city
calledNineveh
What do you call the belief in only one God?Monotheism
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