A large temple of rectangular structure with several layers of different sizes is called what?
Zigurat
What did they actively trade during these times?
wood, stone and metal
The main cultural contribution of Mesopotamia was what?
writing
What were the names of the 3 groups that society was divided into?
Lords, villagers, and slaves
The name of the war-like people who ruled Mesopotamia in the years 1530-1200 and 932-625 BCE?
The Assyrians
What form of writing originated in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Mud that's been mixed with dried straw and baked mud brick is called what?
abobe
Livestock production was based on breeding which types of animals?
Sheep, pigs, goats, and horses
What type of ceramics did they make in the Mesopotamian era?
Glazed ceramics
Who was the king of the Babylonians?
King Hammurabi
What is the name of the people who are considered to be the founders of Mesopotamian civilization around 3500 BCE?
The Sumerians
Mesopotamia is between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
The name of the people who invaded, then ruled Mesopotamia in the years 2300-1830 BCE?
The Akkadians
What do you call the practice of watering the land so that crops, or other plants, will grow?
Irrigation supplying
What does Mesopotamia mean?
land between the rivers
I'm an Assyrian, which territorial region am I from?
Upper Mesopotamia
Name one of the most important city-states (there are 3)
Uk, Uruk, & Lagash
I'm an Akkadian, which territorial region am I from?
Lower Mesopotamia
I'm a Sumerian, which territorial region am I from?
Lower Mesopotamia
The name of the people who conquered Mesopotamia in 539 BCE and integrated them into an extensive empire, marking the end of Mesopotamia?
The Persians
During the Sumerian period, this person had political and religious power in each of the city-states of Mesopotamia
A patesi/Priest-king
What are the two main territorial regions called?
Lower Mesopotamia and Upper Mesopotamia
What is the name of a single city and its surrounding rural dependent territories (for example in Mesopotamia, Ur and Uruk)?
A city-state
The name of the people who established themselves between the Sumerian and Akkadian territories in the years 1830-1530 BCE?
The Babylonians