Ancient Mesopotamia

Fill in the Blanks

means “between the

rivers”

Fill in the Blanks

The

– was

the land around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Fill in the Blanks

Regular

provided fertile

silt for farmland but was unpredictable

Fill in the Blanks

Farmers build

and channels to

control seasonal floods

Fill in the Blanks

Use

to bring water to their fields

Fill in the Blanks

Allows farmers to grow enough food (barley, wheat, vegetables) to support a

Fill in the Blanks

First major

in

Mesopotamia (about 4500 BCE)

Fill in the Blanks

Organized into independent

Open Ended

Describe the social structure in the picture provided.

Fill in the Blanks

What were the cultural achievements?

Fill in the Blanks

belief in many gods

Fill in the Blanks

religious leaders also lead government

Fill in the Blanks

large pyramid-like temple at city’s center

Fill in the Blanks

writing system called cuneiform

Fill in the Blanks

-shapes

Fill in the Blanks

Uses symbols for ________________, sounds & ___________________

Fill in the Blanks

Written on

Fill in the Blanks

Used basic _____________ & geometry based on _______ (60-minute hour; 360° circle)

Fill in the Blanks

First to use

for transportation

Fill in the Blanks

Sumerians overtaken by

around 2270 BCE

Fill in the Blanks

Around 1900, the

rise to power

Fill in the Blanks

Later, the Babylonians take control of

Fill in the Blanks

King from 1792 to 1750 BCE

Fill in the Blanks

Controls all of

Fill in the Blanks

Known for Hammurabi’s Code – 1

st

Fill in the Blanks

______________________ Empire rises again before the

Neo-Babylonian or ____________________________ Empire comes to power

Fill in the Blanks

King

has the great Hanging Gardens of Babylon built

Fill in the Blanks

Founded in the 6th Century BC by

Fill in the Blanks

Becomes the largest

the world had seen