the study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond eartha huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesCity-stateIrrigationa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireTempleGeographyAchievementEmpirea buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentAstronomya system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAkkadianseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabia city withits owngovernmentand lawsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingCuneiformdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesFertileCrescentLibraryCulturaldiffusionRiverValleybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould livetrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingArchitecturerecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingLegacyMilitarysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsConquesta place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningHammurabi’scodeCivilizationurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyReligionthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsSargonZigguratTechnologythe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherWritingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond eartha huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesCity-stateIrrigationa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireTempleGeographyAchievementEmpirea buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentAstronomya system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAkkadianseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabia city withits owngovernmentand lawsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawslow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingCuneiformdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesFertileCrescentLibraryCulturaldiffusionRiverValleybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould livetrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingArchitecturerecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingLegacyMilitarysomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsConquesta place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningHammurabi’scodeCivilizationurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyReligionthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsSargonZigguratTechnologythe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherWritingone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicview

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