Ancient Mesopotamia Review

What do you call this region we Learned about? The Fertile Crescent

What technology did the Hittites and 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 inventing The 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 villages

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 day… Baghdad

In 689 B.C. Babylon was destroyed by powerful rulers from a city called… Nineveh

What do you call the belief in only one God? Monotheism

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