Mesopotamia Vocab 11/4

What is a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler?

• Sumerians

• Empire

• Ziggurat

• City-state

Who are the creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization?

• Akkadians

• Assyrians

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

Which group united city-states of Mesopotamia and established the first empire in history?

• Akkadians

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

Who were the very harsh people that exploited iron weapons to build their empire?

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Akkadians

• Sumerians

What term describes a group of people who conquered the Sumerians and had a famous king named Hammurabi?

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

• Akkadians

• Deities

What is the belief in many gods called?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Theocracy

• Deity

What is the belief in one God called?

• Monotheistic

• Polytheistic

• Theocracy

• Cuneiform

What is a massive pyramid stepped tower made of mud bricks associated with ancient Mesopotamian cities?

• City-state

• Ziggurat

• Empire

• Hammurabi

What term refers to a government run by religious leaders?

• City-state

• Theocracy

• Deity

• Empire

What is a god or a divine being referred to as?

• Cuneiform

• Deity

• Ziggurat

• Polytheistic