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He was Sumer’s first king and the subject of one of the first pieces of literature ever known.
This ancient wonder of the world was said to exist during the Neo-Babylonian
His code of laws was based on the principle of “an eye for an eye.”
This invention helped advance transportation, trade, and machinery, specifically pottery.
This invention used the wheel and contributed to a stable food supply
This combination of copper and tin led to stronger weapons.
This city-state was known to be fierce warriors.
He was the leader of the Akkadians who united Mesopotamia’s city states into the first empire.
Numbers and cuneiform were likely created to keep records of ____________.
This was Mesopotamia’s form of writing.
Gods were thought to live in these places of worship.
Mesopotamia is located in this modern day country.
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers
Mesopotamia was organized into these sections; Uruk, Ur, Babylon are examples
This type of art refers to raised, detailed carvings of scenes from Mesopotamian life.
Name the 4 empires from earliest to latest.
Mesopotamia’s number system was based on the value __________. We maintain this today in the
way that we track hours.
This invention greatly helped make farming more efficient.
Mesopotamians were __________________, meaning they worshipped many gods.
The Mesopotamians invented this instrument.
The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates can be described as _________________.
Assyrians would surround a city or lay _________________ to it until they were able to defeat it.
This empire was led by Sargon.
This horse drawn “wagon” led many Assyrians into battle.
The Mesopotamians invented a _____________ to keep track of planting, harvesting, and holidays.
Under Hammurabi’s code, a defendant could not speak on his own behalf but could call
______________________ who could testify for him.
The Sumerians moved from the Zagros mountains to the foothills for more food. What caused the
food shortage?
Mesopotamia , like Egypt, is located on which region of the world?
Name three topics that Hammurabi’s code covered.
This Wildman was Gilgamesh’s best friend.
Gilgamesh learned that while no one was immortal, leaders could live together in their
_____________ ______________________.
When there was a problem, Mesopotamia often created something new for the solution. This idea
is described well using the phrase that _______________________ is the mother of invention.
He was the leader of the Assyrians.
This term describes when Nebuchadnezzar removed the ancient Hebrews from Canaan, which he
had captured, and brought them back to Mesopotamia’s capital city at the time.
Name 2 ways Hammurabi encouraged trade.
1) How did the Mesopotamians prove the saying “Necessity is the mother of invention?”
Give at least two examples .
2) Think about the 4 Empires of Mesopotamia (consider the video and History Alive
chapter 6). All of them came to an end. Based on your reading, (specifically 6.3—last
paragraph, 6.6--1st paragraph, and 6.7 --last paragraph) what do you think their general
greatest weakness was? Explain your answer.
3)
Explain two challenges or problems that Mesopotamia’s geography presented to the
city-states and empires in the area.
4)
At the same time that these geographic challenges existed, it can be argued that the
geographic difficulties inspired success and invention. Explain how.