Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary (College Prep)

An epic poem from Mesopotamia, and among the earliest known works of literary writing.

One of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World. Nebuchadnezzar built these for his wife in the grand palace.

"land between the rivers"

a set of letters that can be combined to form words

The world's first system of writing

A collection of 282 laws. One of the first examples of written law in the ancient world.

A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland in the modern Middle East.

A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.

Greatest empire in the world up to 500 BC. It had many different religious groups and ethnicities.

Leader of the Akkadians, known as a fierce warrior.

King of Babylon from 605 -562 BC. who built the Hanging Gardens.

The world's first civilization, founded in Mesopotamia, which existed for over 3,000 years.

Babylonian king who codified (created) the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia

The founder of ancient Persian religion Zoroastrianism

A pyramid-shaped temple tower