Ancient Mesopotamia Vocab and Notes

Method of watering crops

• Silt

• irrigation

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

What are fine particles of fertile soil called?

• City-state

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• Silt

What is a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top called?

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• Silt

• City-state

What is the Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped marks made in clay called?

• Cuneiform

• Silt

• City-state

• Ziggurat

What is the record keeper called?

• Scribe

• Polytheism

• Sumer

• Epic

What is the worship of many gods called?

• Polytheism

• Sumer

• Epic

• Scribe

In which region of Mesopotamia did the world's first cities develop?

• Sumer

• Epic

• Scribe

• Polytheism

What is a long story that follows the journeys of a hero called?

• Epic

• Scribe

• Polytheism

• Sumer

What is the oldest story in the world that follows the journey of Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu called?

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Scribe

• Polytheism

• Sumer

What is a lot of land under the control of one leader or ruler called?

• Empire

• Sargon of Akkad

• Hammurabi

• Chaldean Empire