Ancient Near East Geography Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering cities, bodies of water, mountains, and regions of the ancient Near East and Mesopotamia based on lecture notes.

Uruk

An ancient Mesopotamian city listed in Near Eastern geography.

Ur

An ancient city located in southern Mesopotamia.

Nippur

An ancient Mesopotamian city featured in the regional geographic study.

Lagash

An ancient city center in southern Mesopotamia.

Babylon

A major historical city located in central Mesopotamia.

Baghdad

A prominent city situated within the Mesopotamian region.

Nimrud

An ancient city center located in northern Mesopotamia/Assyria.

Nineveh

An ancient northern Mesopotamian city center.

Khorsabad

An ancient city site in northern Mesopotamia/Assyria.

Ashur

An ancient city located in northern Mesopotamia, associated with Assyria.

Mari

An ancient city site located along the Euphrates in the Near East.

Tigris R.

A major river listed as one of the key bodies of water defining Mesopotamia.

Euphrates R.

A major river listed as one of the defining bodies of water in Mesopotamia.

Mediterranean Sea

A major body of water bordering the Levant and Anatolia to the west.

Red Sea

A body of water located to the southwest of the Near East region.

Persian Gulf

A body of water situated at the southeastern edge of Mesopotamia.

Black Sea

A body of water situated north of Anatolia.

Zagros

A major mountain range situated to the east of Mesopotamia.

Taurus/Caucasus

Mountain ranges situated to the north and northwest of Mesopotamia.

Mesopotamia

A core historical region encompassing Babylonia, Sumer(ia), Akkad, and Assyria.

Babylonia

A sub-region located in southern Mesopotamia.

Sumer(ia)

A sub-region located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia.

Akkad

A sub-region located in central Mesopotamia.

Assyria

A sub-region located in northern Mesopotamia.

Syria

A region located west of Mesopotamia and east of the Mediterranean Sea.

Anatolia

A historical region located north of Syria and the Levant, bordered by the Black Sea and Taurus mountains.

Levant

A region encompassing the eastern coastal land of the Mediterranean Sea.

Arabian Desert

A large desert region situated to the south of Mesopotamia and the Levant.

Iran/Persia/Elam

A region located east of Mesopotamia across the Zagros Mountains.