Mesopotamia

Question 1

A fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia.

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian.

Answer 2

Mesopotamia

Question 3

Light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.

Answer 3

Silt

Question 4

An independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.

Answer 4

City State

Question 5

To believe in many gods and goddesses.

Answer 5

Polytheism

Question 6

A religious temple in Mesopotamia.

Answer 6

Ziggurat

Question 7

C. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.

Answer 7

Sargon

Question 8

A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

Answer 8

Code of Law

Question 9

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi.

Answer 9

Hammurabi

Question 10

The way people manage ​ money and resources for the ​ production of goods and services.

Answer 10

Economy

Question 11

Divisions within a society and culture.

Answer 11

Social Structure

Question 12

(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing EVER!

Answer 12

Cuneiform

Question 13

Writers or record keepers.

Answer 13

Scribe