Chapter 4 Mesopotamia

Hammurabi's code was designed to protect

A group of people with an organized and complex society within a culture

This leader established the first empire in Mesopotamia

Many Sumerians became farmers, merchants and

The Assyrian king that ruled almost all the Fertile Crescent at one point

King that built the Hanging Gardens and the Gates of Ishtar

particles of fertile soil

The Mesopotamian civilization that developed the wheel, sailboat, wooden plow

Wedge-shaped writing developed by the Sumerians

The first civilization to develop in Mesopotamia

Mr. Balisteri likes his students.

A large territory under the control of one ruler

A pyramid shaped place of worship

Babylon was considered the most glorious city under King

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

Said to be the first two city-states in the Mesopotamian Region.

The group that built the first library in ancient times.

A ruling family of an empire

Mesopotamia has been called the _________________ because it is said to be the birth place of civilization

Professional writer and record keeper

Having a ____________ of food helped civilizations develop in Mesopotamia

A skilled craftsperson

The waterway located on the western side of the Fertile Crescent

The first army to use iron weapons

The two gulfs located near the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamia means

To trade without money.

Worshiping only one God

system that supplies dry land with water using ditches, pipes and streams

How many laws did Hammurabi's Code have?

Political districts within an empire

The four seas that surround Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent are the: Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, and.

The two rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent and the Mesopotamia region

To worship more than one god.