Mesopotamia Study Guide

Year that the Chaldean Empire conquered Mesopotamia

Year that the Assyrian Empire conquered Mesopotamia

Year that the Hittite Empire conquered Mesopotamia

Year that the Babylonian Empire conquered Mesopotamia

First known empire in history

Empire that conquered Mesopotamia using an organized army

This Empire used local leaders to help rule their territory

Empire that Hammurabi was king of

This Empire developed the first written set of laws

What did Gilgamesh and Enkidu journey to the forest for?

Empire in Mesopotamia which created the Hanging Gardens

This Empire became a center for astronomy

City that operated as it's own country, and was the basic political unit of Mesopotamia

What was cuneiform written on?

Mesopotamian writing was known as:

Long poems written to tell stories by the Mesopotamians

Mesopotamia was found in the:

The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers often:

Who were the main characters of The Epic of Gilgamesh?

Why was flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers both a good and a bad thing?

The first written set of laws in history

Empire that conquered Mesopotamia using iron weapons and chariots

This Empire's king was assassinated

Mesopotamia is found in the modern day country of:

Mesopotamians did this to control and supply water to their farms

What does the name "Mesopotamia" mean?

Most famous king of the Chaldean Empire?

Was Giglamesh able to find immortality in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

The Tigris and the Euphrates empty into which body of water?

Belief in many gods is called:

Why were rivers vital to life for early civilizations?

Leader of the Akkadian Empire was

Fine sand or clay that made the land Fertile

What two things are needed to be considered a civilization?

Who was the first known civilization in the world?

Pyramid shaped temples that the Mesopotamians used for worship