| A | B |
|---|
| cradle of civilization | religions trace their origins back to this part of the world |
| fertile crescent | stretches from mediterranean to the persian gulf |
| mesopotamia | area that lies between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| sumer | located in mesopotamia, means the land between the rivers |
| sumer writing system | used to record transactions |
| plow | sumerian invention |
| calendar | sumerian invention |
| numerical system | sumerian invention |
| sailboat | sumerian invention |
| babylon | present day Baghdad, Iraq |
| hanging gardens of babylon | constructed by Nebuchadnezzar |
| hammurabi | mesopotamian king who ruled babylon |
| code laws | 282 laws inscribed on an upright stone pillar |
