seizingcontrol byforce orwarConquestlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTempleAstronomyCivilizationthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsLegacyArchitectureone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesReligiona vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedMilitaryAkkadiana buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond eartha system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAchievementCuneiformHammurabi’scodeZigguratGeographysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsIrrigationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingFertileCrescentHammurabithe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherCulturaldiffusionSargonLibraryWritingCity-statea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesEmpirea place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearninga city withits owngovernmentand lawsbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirea rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganTechnologyRiverValleytools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingtrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologythe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsseizingcontrol byforce orwarConquestlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTempleAstronomyCivilizationthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsLegacyArchitectureone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesReligiona vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedMilitaryAkkadiana buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond eartha system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAchievementCuneiformHammurabi’scodeZigguratGeographysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsIrrigationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingFertileCrescentHammurabithe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherCulturaldiffusionSargonLibraryWritingCity-statea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesEmpirea place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearninga city withits owngovernmentand lawsbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirea rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganTechnologyRiverValleytools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingtrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologythe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten laws

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