| A | B |
|---|
| Tigris and Euphrates | are the two rivers which border Mesopotamia. |
| Mesopotamia was located in the area we now know as | Iraq |
| Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans | are people groups within Mesopotamia |
| Sumer | a region in southern Mesopotamia with many city-states |
| writing system | cunneiform |
| city-states | separate cities that had their own government |
| artisan | skilled workers or people who make fabric, pottery, or other products |
| scribe | record keeper |
| Akkadian King | Sargon |
| Babylonian King | Hammurabi |
| Hammurabi | King known for setting up laws |
| empire | large group of many different lands under one rulers |
| Summerians were the first to invent | plow, wheel, and irrigation |
| Contribution the Summerians made that we will still us today | 12 month year |
| polytheistic | believe in more than one god |
| Sumerian temple | ziggurat |
| boat invented by Sumerians | sailboat |
