Ancient Mesopotamia

Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia & created an empire that lasted 200 years

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

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

In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?

Which is not a Sumerian invention?

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

The first Sumerian kings were probably

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

Which is not an effect of the Tigris and Euphrates flooding?

People who study the heavenly bodies.

The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, & charioteers.

Which word means the belief in more than one god?

First large army to use iron weapons.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

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

Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.

Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

The Fertile Crescent includes the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel & Jordan.

The few Sumerians that knew how to write often held high positions as what?

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

Site of one of the world's first libraries.

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between

Which word means "the supply of water to crops?"

Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds.