| A | B |
|---|
| Zagros | Mountains in Iran from which melting snows causes floods in Mesopotamia. |
| silt | a thick bed of mud from the annual floods. |
| Inanna | the king of Ur erected a temple for this goddess. |
| epic | a long heroic poem that tells a story of a legendary figure. |
| Sargon | He created the world's first empire. |
| Anu | one of the legendary gods who gave the kingdom of Ur to Hammurabi. |
| Semitic | An ancient languge that is related to Arabic and Hebrew. |
| dynasty | A family of rulers. |
| Empire | When several nations or an independent states come together. |
| Wicked Udugs | The lowest gods who cause disease and misfortune. |
| cultural diffusion | spreading of ideas |
| Enlil | god of clouds and air |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian king |
| Ur | A Sumerian city |
| Persian Gulf | Where the Tigris and Euphrates flow. |
