Mesopotamia

a group of traders traveling together

• tablet

• caravan

• keystone

• bazaar

soil that is good for growing plants

• Mesopotamia

• empire

• keystone

• fertile

the capital of Babylonia, a city of great wealth and luxury

• Babylon

• Akkad

• Assyria

• Rome

a way of life that includes: cities, government, writing, specialized jobs, architecture, etc.

• city

• nation

• Mesopotamia

• civilization

the world’s first civilization

• Babylon

• Greece

• Egypt

• Sumer

a scientist who studies ancient artifacts

• archaeologist

• doctor

• biologist

• Mesopotamian

a temple built to honor the Sumerian gods

• pyramid

• tower

• zigurrat

• mosque

a region in the Middle East, extending in an arc from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf

• Mesopotamia

• Akkadia

• Fertile Crescent

• Phoenicia

a traditional story or legend that explains people’s beliefs

• short story

• myth

• epic

• novel

“land between two rivers”, region of fertile land located in present-day Iraq

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• China

• Kathmandu