WritingSargonFertileCrescenta vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesHammurabilow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingGeographyIrrigationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingAstronomythe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earththe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherMilitaryCulturaldiffusionReligionAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireConquesta city withits owngovernmentand lawsone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesseizingcontrol byforce orwarbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveZigguratthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedCivilizationCuneiformCity-stateAkkadiana rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begandesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingLibraryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmenta place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningArchitecturefamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawstrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingTechnologyLegacyRiverValleyTempleEmpireHammurabi’scodea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesAchievementWritingSargonFertileCrescenta vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesHammurabilow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingGeographyIrrigationrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingAstronomythe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earththe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherMilitaryCulturaldiffusionReligionAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireConquesta city withits owngovernmentand lawsone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesseizingcontrol byforce orwarbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveZigguratthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedCivilizationCuneiformCity-stateAkkadiana rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begandesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingLibraryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmenta place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningArchitecturefamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawstrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingTechnologyLegacyRiverValleyTempleEmpireHammurabi’scodea huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesAchievement

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