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In Mesopotamia, floods deposited silt which made the soil? Fertile Which of the following groups belonged to the Sumerian middle class? merchants Sumerians developed a 12 month calendar by recording the ___________. positions of planets and stars Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia? Sargon What did the Assyrians often demand from the people they conquered? leave their homes The Astronomers of Babylon mapped_________. Stars and planets A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams is called. irrigation Fine particles of fertile soil. Silt A belief in more than one god is called. polytheism A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top is called. Ziggurat A system of writing developed be the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay is called. cuneiform A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper is called? scribe A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero is called? epic An Amount that is left over is called? surplus A city that governs itself and it's surrounding territory is called? City-state The Euphrates and the Tigris river run ___________ to each other. Parallel Mesopotamia means The land between the rivers The Sumerians were the first people to use___________. The wheel The most important contribution of the Sumerians was the invention of____________ Writing system A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler is called. empire A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender is called. tribute A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire is called. province A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels is called. Caravan A person who Studies planets and stars is called. astronomer Who Rebuilt Babylon and made it the largest and richest city in the World? King Nebuchadnezzar