relating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsAstronomyTechnologyFertileCrescentHammurabiGeographythe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletstrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsReligionIrrigationa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningCivilizationlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingLibraryone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewa huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesa vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologySargonAkkadianMilitarybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveWritingLegacyRiverValleya great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedCulturaldiffusionrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingTempleCity-stateCuneiformZigguratdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabi’scodea buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherConquestEmpirea city withits owngovernmentand lawsAchievementtools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthArchitectureAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empirerelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsAstronomyTechnologyFertileCrescentHammurabiGeographythe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletstrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingthe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentsomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsReligionIrrigationa place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningCivilizationlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingLibraryone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewa huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiesfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsa system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesa vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologySargonAkkadianMilitarybeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveWritingLegacyRiverValleya great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedCulturaldiffusionrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingTempleCity-stateCuneiformZigguratdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesseizingcontrol byforce orwarHammurabi’scodea buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesa rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherConquestEmpirea city withits owngovernmentand lawsAchievementtools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingthe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthArchitectureAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empire

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