the belief that kings were part man and part god

one of the major peoples to live in Mesopotamia during ancient times. They lived in northern Mesopotamia near the start of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The lock and key system was invented during this era.

What was the fertile crescent?

king of the Babylonian gods

What was Sumer?

important king who developed an overarching set of laws for all citizens to follow

oldest written book of laws in the world

Founded by Hammurabi in 1792 BCE, they were the first to form an empire that would encompass all of Mesopotamia.

built by Nebuchadnezzar for the enjoyment of his wife, the queen

king of the Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BCE – 562 BCE. Both the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed to him.

agricultural area with a walled city in the center of the region, ruled by its own government led by a king

large temple found in the middle of a town

religious belief in more than one god

one of the oldest surviving and most famous stories about a demigod king

written language that evolved from pictographs to phonograms