Mesopotamia Test Prep

A group of traveling merchants is

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

Method for bringing water to crops

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

Greek for "land between rivers"

In 612 B.C., the Chaldeans defeated whom?

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a:

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?

Which part of Babylon was known as the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

A political district:

One who studies the stars and the planets

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on:

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, & pottery cause they were skilled

Has it's own government but is not part of any larger unit

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

Babylon was rich from trade because it was located on trade route between Mediterranean Sea and

The Assyrian Empire's capital city is:

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions

Form of writing developed by the people of Sumer