Templebeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveCulturaldiffusionRiverValleythe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentseizingcontrol byforce orwarCivilizationa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningCuneiforma rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begana city withits owngovernmentand lawsSargondesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesHammurabi’scodea vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsEmpireLibraryConquesta huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingWritingsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsAchievementZiggurattools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingReligionLegacyIrrigationArchitecturelow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingFertileCrescentGeographyTechnologytrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingCity-statefamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherMilitaryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyAkkadiana great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedAstronomyHammurabiAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirethe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsTemplebeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveCulturaldiffusionRiverValleythe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentseizingcontrol byforce orwarCivilizationa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningCuneiforma rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities begana city withits owngovernmentand lawsSargondesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesHammurabi’scodea vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsEmpireLibraryConquesta huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingWritingsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsAchievementZiggurattools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingReligionLegacyIrrigationArchitecturelow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingFertileCrescentGeographyTechnologytrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingCity-statefamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherMilitaryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyAkkadiana great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedAstronomyHammurabiAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirethe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tablets

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