a system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesReligionAkkadianAstronomya huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesMilitaryIrrigationTempleArchitectureHammurabi’scodea place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningSargonthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsEmpireTechnologyCivilizationCulturaldiffusionrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewLibraryConquestFertileCrescentAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirea vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsAchievementthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentWritinga great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreateda buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessessomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begantrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingHammurabiZiggurata city withits owngovernmentand lawsRiverValleybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveLegacytools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingCity-stateurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyGeographyCuneiformseizingcontrol byforce orwara system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesReligionAkkadianAstronomya huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesMilitaryIrrigationTempleArchitectureHammurabi’scodea place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningSargonthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsEmpireTechnologyCivilizationCulturaldiffusionrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewLibraryConquestFertileCrescentAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirea vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsAchievementthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentWritinga great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreateda buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessessomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begantrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingHammurabiZiggurata city withits owngovernmentand lawsRiverValleybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveLegacytools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingCity-stateurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyGeographyCuneiformseizingcontrol byforce orwar

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