Mesopotamia Test Review

The Assyrian Empire's capital city

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

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

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

One who studies the stars and planets

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

What do historians call the region that surrounds the rivers?

Political District

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

A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called

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

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

Complex societies that have organized governments, culture and writing

Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and

Greek word for land between rivers

In 612 B.C. the Chaldeans defeated whom?

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

A method that brings water to the fields

A group of traveling merchants

What two rivers border Mesopotamia?