6th SS ~ L6 / Mesopotamian Civilizations Vocabulary GAME

Fill in the blank: ________ are one of the first ancient Mesopotamian civilizations from the city-state of Akkad.

• Akkadians

• Sumerians

• Babylonians

• Assyrians

Fill in the blank: ________ are one of the first ancient Mesopotamian civilizations from the city-state of Assyria.

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Akkadians

Fill in the blank: ________ are one of the first ancient Mesopotamian civilizations from the city-state of Babylon.

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Assyrians

• Hittites

Fill in the blank: ________ is a relief sculpture in which the figures project slightly from the background.

• bas-relief

• intaglio

• fresco

• mosaic

Fill in the blank: ________ is a collection of written laws and rules.

• code of laws

• book of stories

• set of poems

• list of inventions

• group of paintings

Fill in the blank: ________ is the way a country uses resources to produce, sell and trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants.

• economy

• geography

• democracy

• culture

A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government is called a _______.

• empire

• village

• colony

• city-state

Who was the sixth and best-known ruler of Babylon (1792-170 BCE), best known for his code of laws even today?

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Sargon of Akkad

• Ashurbanipal

A person or a group that tries to take over a land or country and become its leader is called an _______.

• invader

• citizen

• merchant

• explorer

Who was the military leader/king of the Babylonian empire from around 605 to 562 BCE?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Hammurabi

• Sargon

• Ashurbanipal