EmpireCuneiformZiggurata vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa city withits owngovernmentand lawsAkkadianAchievementdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesReligiona system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireLegacyLibraryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyMilitarythe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthseizingcontrol byforce orwartrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherConquestlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTempleCivilizationone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesCity-statesomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedIrrigationfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsHammurabi’scodeGeographyrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsWritingAstronomya huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingRiverValleyCulturaldiffusiona place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningSargonHammurabiFertileCrescenta rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveArchitecturethe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentTechnologyrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andrememberingEmpireCuneiformZiggurata vast areawith one rulerwho controlsdiverse peopleand landsa city withits owngovernmentand lawsAkkadianAchievementdesigning andbuildingstructures:houses,temples,palacesReligiona system forbringing waterto crops to helpthem grow,especially indry placesAkkadianleader whoestablishedthe world’sfirst empireLegacyLibraryurban societies;large groups incities withgovernment,culture, andtechnologyMilitarythe study ofstars,planets, andspacebeyond earthseizingcontrol byforce orwartrained groupprotecting anexpandingcountry orempire, oftenby fightingthe spreading ofideas, customs,andtechnologiesfrom one cultureto anotherConquestlow landwith a river,often goodfor farmingTempleCivilizationone of the firstwritten legalsystem. 282 lawswere carved onhuge stones andplace in publicviewthe first writingsystem, usingwedge-shapedmarks pressedinto clay tabletsa buildingwhere peopleworship theirgods andgoddessesCity-statesomethinghanded downfrom the past,like ideas,inventions ortraditionsa great orimportant thingsomeone haddone orcreatedIrrigationfamousBabylonian kingwho created anearly set ofwritten lawsHammurabi’scodeGeographyrelating toAkkad, the firstempire inMesopotamia,or its peopleand landsWritingAstronomya huge,stepped towerbuilt as atemple inSumerian citiestools andinventions thatare problem-solving and lifeeasingRiverValleyCulturaldiffusiona place wherebooks, tablets,or scrolls arecollected forreading andlearningSargonHammurabiFertileCrescenta rich, curvedarea in theMiddle Eastwhere some ofthe first farmingand cities beganbeliefs andpractices aboutgods, world,and how peopleshould liveArchitecturethe study of theEarth’s land,water, and howpeople interactwith theirenvironmentTechnologyrecordingwords, ideas,and informationfor sharing andremembering

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