mesopotamia

An area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land.

A long period of dry weather.

A fertile region in southwestern Asia that inludes the region of Mesopotamia.

A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent.

A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent.

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilization.

A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects; developed in ancient Sumer.

A self-governing city, often with surrouning lands and villages.

A large temple located in the centers of ancient Sumerian cities.

The belief in many gods and goddesses.

A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

King of the city-state Kish; united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire.

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hummurabi, one of the world's oldest codes of law.

A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia.

An ancient Mesopotamian empire that extended throughout the Fertile Crescent in the 1700's B.C.