Mesopotamia Vocabulary

An arc shaped region in South-west Asia, with rich soil. Considered the Cradle of Civilization

• Iraq

• Fertile Crsecent

• Babylon

• Sumer

The first written language is known as

A famous king of Babylon. He made the first set of laws

• Hammurabi

• Sargon I

• Gilgamesh

• Mr. Millard

An ancient city in Southwest Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture

• Akkad

• Persepolis

• Sumer

• Babylon

The belief in many gods is known as:

The first set of recorded laws by a ruler

Considered the first emperor, he united all the city states under one rule

An ancient Mesopotamian temple is a

• shrine

• ziggurat

• temple

• place of worship

A long poem, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic figures or the history of a nation

• tale

• epic

• story

• poem

First ever recorded story

• Epic of Ms Thress

• Epic of Sargon

• Epic of Hammurabi

• Epic of Gilgamesh