Mesopotamia Test

2. a. Written laws that established the rules and punishments of the Babylonian empire
5. Persian religion that believed in Ahura Mazda
6. Mesopotamia is also known as this because of the rich soils from the rivers created fertile lands and the region looks like a crescent
10. Sumer had this and it meant that one ruler ruled over the small land that was the size of a city
11. A ruler of the Persian Empire
12. Israel split into two kingdoms and _______ were apart of the new Israel kingdom and _______ in the kingdom of Judah
14. Akkadian goddess of love and war
17. Mesopotamia is called this because it is the beginning of civilizations
19. Hammurabi's code states this
20. Ruler after David
22. The Assyrian Empire had these on their art and seen as their protectors
23. Nebuchadnezzar created one of the 7 Ancient Tribes of Israel known as the ________________.

1. Neo-Babylonian Empire's first leader
3. Akkadia, Babylon, Assyria, and Neo-Babylon
4. The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia
5. Temples in Mesopotamia where people worshiped their gods.
7. Established the first empire of Akkadia in known history
8. Mesopotamian religion
9. Mathematical system of Mesopotamia with a base of this number
13. Stargazing, astrology, and the celestial spirits was established during which empire?
15. Vital to Mesopotamians because this class helped with talking to the gods who controlled the rivers/weather
16. Historians used this story to help them understand the beliefs, values, and experiences of ancient Mesopotamian society
18. First king of Israel
21. The written form in Mesopotamia