Ancient Mesopotamia

Who killed the King of Kish and took power for himself?

Why was writing first established?

The night that Babylonia fell, _______________, the son of Nabonidus, was throwing a party.

The written language of Mesopotamia that included wedge-shaped characters was called...

The name of the religion that was practiced in Mesopotamia.

When writing was first established, the Mesopotamians drew pictures. This style of writing was called

These were skilled workers who made clothes, pottery, and metal products.

What do you call a complex society that has cities, governments, art, religion, and writing.

Adad-Nirari was an Assyrian ruler who

True or False. The Hanging Gardens was a ziggurat where people kept all their farming tools.

The Sumerians were under constant attack from

Why did military leaders in Sumer eventually become the kings?

This invention helped primarily with weaponry and tools.

The US presidency will eventually be determined by....

Which of these was NOT one of the inventions created by the Sumerians?

What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean in the Greek language?

Who created the first empire?

The term for when you dig a ditch in the ground to bring water from a river to another place.

Who eventually conquered the Babylonians, thus rendering the Mesopotamian empire destroyed?

These were people who learned how to write and got jobs keeping records.

What was the name of the first great city?

In Sumer, priests lost their power to whom?

One of Nabonidus's downfalls was that he

Shamshi-Adad held the empire together by force and

What do you call the region to the north of Mesopotamia?

What was the name of the religious temples that look like pyramids but the sides look like stair steps?

What is the name of the entire region also known as the "cradle of civilization?"

What is the the term for when each city has its own king, government, and way of doing things.

Under Nebuchadnezzar, all of the following were developed EXCEPT

Which of these is a major source of fresh water in Mesopotamia?

What modern day country does Ancient Mesopotamia now occupy?

What are the name of the mountains to the east of Mesopotamia?

Who was the first king of Babylon?

Tiglath Pileser III was known for

Who sent a judge, military leader, and tax collector to all parts of his empire to maintain control?

When Nebuchadnezzar conquered Israel, he forced the Jews to

Who created the alphabet that we use today?

What do you call a group of many different lands that all have the same leader?

People from northern Mesopotamia who defeated the Sumerians… what were they called?

What was the original region in the southern part of Mesopotamia called?