2025 Unit 3 Mesopotamia

2. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: Persepolis was originally built by __________ the Great.
6. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: Under King Ashurbanipal, a great __________ was built in Nineveh.
7. House Hammurabi: As a youth, Hammurabi likely attended a school called the ______ ______.
11. Akkad: Sargon installed the first ______, coming up with the idea that a man's sons should inherit his kingdom.
13. Akkad: The Akkadians had a similar government and culture as the Sumerians, but spoke a different ______.
14. Akkad: The Akkadians lived in ______ Mesopotamia while the Sumerians lived in the south.
15. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: The name Persepolis is Greek for "__________ city".
16. Science, Inventions, and Technology: They used ____________ to weave cloth from wool.
18. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: Which King of Babylon is mentioned alongside Nebuchadnezzar?
21. Hammurabi: To keep the peace, Hammurabi established ________ with the most powerful nations in Mesopotamia.
22. Akkad: The Akkadians built good roads and even developed an official ______ service.
24. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: The city of Akkad was the center of the world's first __________.

1. Science, Inventions, and Technology: After using the wheel for pottery, the Sumerians used it for their ____________ around 3200 BC.
3. Science, Inventions, and Technology: The first calendar had 12 ____________ months.
4. Hammurabi: Hammurabi was born around 1810 BC in this Mesopotamian city-state.
5. Akkad: The first Empire to rule all of Mesopotamia was the ______ Empire.
8. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: Archeologists still haven't found the city of __________.
9. Science, Inventions, and Technology: They used ____________ metal (and later iron metal) to make strong tools and weapons.
10. Hammurabi: Which ally did Hammurabi call on for help, but their army never arrived?
12. Hammurabi: Hammurabi embarked on construction projects and many _______ to improve the way of life in his kingdom.
15. Science, Inventions, and Technology: They may have even discovered the number for ____________ in figuring the circumference of a circle.
17. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: Uruk was the center of the __________ civilization.
19. Great Cities of Mesopotamia: The people of Akkad were under the leadership of __________ the Great.
20. Science, Inventions, and Technology: Using advanced math, Mesopotamian ____________ were able to follow the movements of the stars, planets, and the Moon.
23. Hammurabi: The laws were carved into stone columns called ______ so everyone could read them.