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Cuneiform
Secondary Sources
irrigation
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Neolithic
Neolithic
Assyrians
Tigris and Euphrates
trade
Chaldeans
Paleolithic
Sargon
"Fertile Crescent" or "Cradle of Civilization"
atlas
historians
hot and dry
360 degrees
Paleolithic
Primary Sources
Neolithic
archaeologists
plow
Iraq
wheel
Sumerians invented this idea used to measure a circle
The hero in an ancient Sumerian epic
Biographies Encyclopedias History Books
Developed history's first Code of Law "An eye for an eye"
Made mud-brick houses and places of worship; specialized in jobs; used copper and bronze to make tools
Led by Nebuckadnezzar, rebuilt the city of Babylon and made it the world's richest and largest city.
used to dig for planting, this invention is still important today
Women cared for children and did household tasks, men herded, farmed, and protected the village
one of the most important Sumerian inventions, this is still used today to transport people and goods
Two rivers in Mesopotamia that contributed to the fertile nature of the soil
fierce warriors who controlled Mesopotamia 1000 years after Hammurabi
A book of maps.
People who study about the human past.
Sumeran writing
Nickname for Mesopotamia
Advancements were making fire, creating a language, making simple tools and shelters
diaries letters journals photos
buy and sell goods and spread ideas around the world
Art consisted of pottery, objects carved from wood, shelters, tombs
Leader of the Akkadians who established the first empire
Studies artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past.
Present day country where Mesopotamia once was
The climate of Mesopotamia
hunted animals, gathered, nuts, berries, and grains
developed to divert water from the rivers into the dry desert land to water crops
| Description | Match: |
Nickname for Mesopotamia | "Fertile Crescent" or "Cradle of Civilization" |
Two rivers in Mesopotamia that contributed to the fertile nature of the soil | Tigris and Euphrates |
The climate of Mesopotamia | hot and dry |
Present day country where Mesopotamia once was | Iraq |
developed to divert water from the rivers into the dry desert land to water crops | irrigation |
The hero in an ancient Sumerian epic | Gilgamesh |
fierce warriors who controlled Mesopotamia 1000 years after Hammurabi | Assyrians |
Leader of the Akkadians who established the first empire | Sargon |
Developed history's first Code of Law "An eye for an eye" | Hammurabi |
Led by Nebuckadnezzar, rebuilt the city of Babylon and made it the world's richest and largest city. | Chaldeans |
Sumerians invented this idea used to measure a circle | 360 degrees |
used to dig for planting, this invention is still important today | plow |
one of the most important Sumerian inventions, this is still used today to transport people and goods | wheel |
Sumeran writing | Cuneiform |
buy and sell goods and spread ideas around the world | trade |
Art consisted of pottery, objects carved from wood, shelters, tombs | Neolithic |
hunted animals, gathered, nuts, berries, and grains | Paleolithic |
Advancements were making fire, creating a language, making simple tools and shelters | Paleolithic |
Women cared for children and did household tasks, men herded, farmed, and protected the village | Neolithic |
Made mud-brick houses and places of worship; specialized in jobs; used copper and bronze to make tools | Neolithic |
diaries letters journals photos | Primary Sources |
People who study about the human past. | historians |
Studies artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past. | archaeologists |
A book of maps. | atlas |
Biographies Encyclopedias History Books | Secondary Sources |
