| A | B |
|---|
| Mesopotamia | "land between the rivers" |
| Tigris & Euphrates | rivers of Mesopotamia |
| Persian Gulf | body of water Mesopotamia's rivers flow into |
| Taurus Mountains | mountains NW of Mesopotamia; source of its rivers |
| Zagros Mountains | mountains east of Mesopotamia |
| Syrian Desert | hot dry land SW of Mesopotamia |
| Iraq | modern-day country in the area once called Mesopotamia |
| empire | a group of city-states or nations united under a single ruler |
| Sumer | early civilization of southern Mesopotamia |
| Assyria | civilization of northern Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | Assyrian ruler who created a written code of laws |
| Sargon | Sumerian ruler who created the world's first empire |
| Gilgamesh | legendary ruler of Mesopotamia |
| Ur | largest Sumerian city |
| ziggurat | pyramid-shaped temple |
| Babylon | large Assyrian city-state |
| city-state | ancient city with its own government that controlled a large area |
| lugal | Mesopotamian ruler; "big man" |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing of Mesopotamia |
| stylus | tool used to write on clay |
