Mesopotamia Test Review

3. Man-made walls made out of earth that were used to control the flow of water and prevent flooding
5. Before Common Era
6. Mesopotamian writing on clay tablets
9. People who wrote for a living
12. The first metal ever used from Mesopotamia
15. This person was the top of the Mesopotamian hierarchy
17. The most Western River in Mesopotamia
19. A surplus of this led to the specialization of labor
20. Skilled workers who could make things with their hands (e.g. pottery, art, bakers)
22. Believing in more than one god
23. Anno Domini- means the same as CE

1. A Mesopotamian invention used on chariots, pottery, and irrigation (hint: round)
2. People who made money by selling goods
4. The code of _________ was significant because it was the first written set of laws
7. The process of controlling water to move it from a source (like a river) to an area of land, so it can be used for things like farming
8. A massive territory made up of several smaller places. This territory typically is trying to expand by conquering other areas with their military.
10. The first king of an empire- The Akkadian Empire
11. The most Eastern River in Mesopotamia
13. A long poem invented by Mesopotamians, the most famous Mesopotamian one being the _____ of Gilgamesh
14. What acronym spells the 6 traits of a civilization?
16. These people were the bottom of the hierarchy in Mesopotamia
18. The City-State that was most wealthy from trading due to its location on the Persian Gulf
21. Very small clay that would mix in with soil to make it very fertile