trained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewArchitecturelow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTechnologyrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landstools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasinga vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesZiggurata system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesFertileCrescenturban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyAkkadianHammurabidesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesAstronomyRiverValleya rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganMilitaryseizingcontrol byforce orwara place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveGeographyConquesta great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedLegacyCity-stateIrrigationCuneiformCulturaldiffusionLibraryWritingfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsSargonCivilizationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthAchievementAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirethe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anothersomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsReligionTemplethe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa city withits owngovernmentand lawsHammurabi’scodeEmpirea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmenttrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewArchitecturelow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTechnologyrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landstools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasinga vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesZiggurata system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesFertileCrescenturban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyAkkadianHammurabidesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesAstronomyRiverValleya rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganMilitaryseizingcontrol byforce orwara place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveGeographyConquesta great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedLegacyCity-stateIrrigationCuneiformCulturaldiffusionLibraryWritingfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsSargonCivilizationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthAchievementAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirethe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anothersomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsReligionTemplethe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa city withits owngovernmentand lawsHammurabi’scodeEmpirea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironment

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