a city withits owngovernmentand lawsthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthArchitecturetools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherCuneiformConquestsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsEmpirerecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingZigguratAkkadiana huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyIrrigationCulturaldiffusionone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningtrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingLegacya vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganLibraryMilitaryfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsTempleReligionCity-statethe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmenta buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddesseslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingAstronomyRiverValleyGeographyAchievementseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabia great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedTechnologyCivilizationHammurabi’scodedesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveFertileCrescentWritingSargonAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirea city withits owngovernmentand lawsthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthArchitecturetools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherCuneiformConquestsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsEmpirerecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingZigguratAkkadiana huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyIrrigationCulturaldiffusionone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningtrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingLegacya vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganLibraryMilitaryfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsTempleReligionCity-statethe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmenta buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddesseslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingAstronomyRiverValleyGeographyAchievementseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabia great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedTechnologyCivilizationHammurabi’scodedesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveFertileCrescentWritingSargonAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empire

Mesopotamia Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. a city with its own government and laws
  2. the first writing system, using wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets
  3. the study of stars, planets, and space beyond earth
  4. Architecture
  5. tools and inventions that are problem-solving and life easing
  6. the spreading of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another
  7. Cuneiform
  8. Conquest
  9. something handed down from the past, like ideas, inventions or traditions
  10. Empire
  11. recording words, ideas, and information for sharing and remembering
  12. Ziggurat
  13. Akkadian
  14. a huge, stepped tower built as a temple in Sumerian cities
  15. relating to Akkad, the first empire in Mesopotamia, or its people and lands
  16. urban societies; large groups in cities with government, culture, and technology
  17. Irrigation
  18. Cultural diffusion
  19. one of the first written legal system. 282 laws were carved on huge stones and place in public view
  20. a system for bringing water to crops to help them grow, especially in dry places
  21. a place where books, tablets, or scrolls are collected for reading and learning
  22. trained group protecting an expanding country or empire, often by fighting
  23. Legacy
  24. a vast area with one ruler who controls diverse people and lands
  25. a rich, curved area in the Middle East where some of the first farming and cities began
  26. Library
  27. Military
  28. famous Babylonian king who created an early set of written laws
  29. Temple
  30. Religion
  31. City-state
  32. the study of the Earth’s land, water, and how people interact with their environment
  33. a building where people worship their gods and goddesses
  34. low land with a river, often good for farming
  35. Astronomy
  36. River Valley
  37. Geography
  38. Achievement
  39. seizing control by force or war
  40. Hammurabi
  41. a great or important thing someone had done or created
  42. Technology
  43. Civilization
  44. Hammurabi’s code
  45. designing and building structures: houses, temples, palaces
  46. beliefs and practices about gods, world, and how people should live
  47. Fertile Crescent
  48. Writing
  49. Sargon
  50. Akkadian leader who established the world’s first empire