Heavy rains cause the riverbanks to overflow and flood the plain. Farmers built trenches and ditches to help control water and use it for their crops. This system trenches and ditches were called?

What was the climate like in the Fertile Crescent?

What does the word Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

The Fertile Crescent stayed fertile because of these 2 very important rivers.

What natural resource did the Mesopotamians use to build their homes and other building with?

Writing was a giant leap forward for the Mesopotamian civilization. Scribes pressed reeds into wet clay tablets to form this type of writing.

The worship of many Gods is called ______________.

Located at highest point of each city was was pyramid shaped structure thought to be a link between the heavens and earth. This temple was called a ________________.

In 1792 B.C. this clever and shrewd King controlled much of Mesopotamia and his empire was called Babylonia. His officials collected taxes to pay for his large army and construction projects. He ruled with strict set of laws.

Select the contribution that Mesopotamia did not make to help them advance as a civilization.

Hammurabi established 282 laws that help him govern his empire. These laws were known as __________________.

With the code of Hammurabi the punishment often fits the crime demanding an ____________.

In 1800 BC Abraham promised to worship only one God. This type of worship is a key principle of the religion of Judaism and is called __________.

Samaritans believed the _____________was chosen by the Gods to carry out the God's wishes. They also believed the right to rule could be passed down from father to son.