2022: Ancient Sumerian Empire III

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers brought both life and caused death in the region?

"Mesopotamia" comes from the Greek word meaning...

This Mesopotamian empire excelled at war and used battering rams and towers to attack cities.

Goats, Sheep, Pigs, Horses, Cows, Dogs, etc.....are examples of

A large city that governs itself and it's surrounding area is a ...

This is a system of canals, ditches and pipes that supplies dry land with water for crops.

___________ and his family was the ancestors of the ancient Israelites

Earliest uses for writing were........

This is a fine particle of fertile soil.

One of the world's oldest forms of writing and it is wedge shaped

A fancy word for growing food on a regular basis

This king created the World's first empire by conquering and uniting the city-states of Sumer.

What metal do you get when mixing copper and tin?

This wheeled Assyrian weapon could pulverize walls and wooden doors.

which of the following is NOT a major Major innovation of the ancient Mesopotamia?

Polytheism is the belief in...

Why were city-states so independent?

Blacksmith, potter, clothing maker, shoe maker, scribe, etc... are all examples of _____________ or people who train for

Mesopotamia training for scribes took approximately how long?

Similar to our modern day calendar, the Mesopotamian Calendar had 12 months and around 30 days.

Judaism was a ____________ religion, meaning they only believed in one god

this is an amount of a resource (like food) that is left over after the needs of a community has been met.

According to Jewish belief, these laws were given by their God to Moses. (hint use ALL your fingers to count them)

This temple like structure in Ancient Mesopotamia was made of terraces

This was the world's first written set of laws

The Assyrian Army was the first ancient army to use these types of mounted soldiers.

Hammurabi's Code can be divided into three parts_____,_____ &_______

The Mesopotamia calendar was based on

Early Assyrian history found its self constantly________ for survival

Hammurabi strengthened his empire by....

The theme of Hammurabi's Code relating to punishments and crimes

Mesopotamia scribe schools were equally open to both girls and boys?

What are the two rivers Mesopotamia was between?