Babylon and Assyria Vocabulary

A god or goddess (in a polytheistic religion)

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• Deity

• Sumer

A stepped pyramid with a temple at the top

• Sumer

• Ziggurat

• Deity

• City-states

A city and surrounding areas with its own government

• Sumer

• City-states

• Cuneiform

• Ziggurat

The earliest civilization in Mesopotamia

• Sumer

• Deity

• City-states

• Ziggurat

The ruler of a monarchy

• Hammurabi

• King

• Sumer

• Priest

An ancient writing system made with a triangular stylus

• Priest

• Artisans

• Cuneiform

• Hittites

A religious leader

• King

• Artisans

• Hittites

• Priest

Skilled workers who make goods by hand

• Cuneiform

• Artisans

• Hittites

• Priest

Founder of the Babylonian Empire, who created the first code of laws

• Hammurabi

• King

• Sumer

• Ziggurat

A group of people from Asia Minor who attacked and weakened Babylon

• Artisans

• Hittites

• Deity

• King