WH (A) Ch. 1 Mesopotamia / Early People

area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Ziggurat
• Silt
• Mesopotamia
• Cuneiform

Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

• Sargon
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Hammurabi
• Scribe

the worship of many gods

• monotheism
• polytheism
• multitheism
• tritheism

He was known for writing a set of laws

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Sargon
• Scribe
• Hammurabi

In which area did one of the first civilizations settle?

• farmland on a mountain
• island in a gulf
• land between two rivers
• desert area

Who developed an alphabet to make words?

• Babylonians
• Phoenicians
• Hebrews
• Lydians

Wedge-shaped writing

• ziggurat
• silt
• irrigation
• cuneiform

What is the name of the area of arc-shaped land that was good for farming?

• Mediterranean Sea
• Fertile Arc
• Fertile Crescent
• Fertile Land Area

This river forms the northeastern border of Mesopotamia

• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Nile
• Mississippi

Which river forms the southwestern border of Mesopotamia?

• Euphrates
• Tigris
• Nile
• Rhine