Fill in the Blanks Mesopotamia "Cootie Catcher"Online version Fill in the blank from "cootie catcher" game. by Melissa Reis 1 Uruk Epic Gilgamesh wedge pyramids Land longest Sumerians tablets writing ancient superhuman Akkadian Akkad first walls Babylonians eastern Greek between clay character demigod life vital : A of strength who builds city of to defend his people . He was the main in the of Gilgamesh . Ziggurat : Massive terraced step built by the and the . Tigris River : The river that was to in ancient Mesopotamia . Euphrates River : The river that was vital to life in Mesopotamia . Sargon of : He was an leader who was the emperor of Mesopotamia . Cuneiform : The shaped characters on used in the ancient system . Mesopotamia : The word meaning , " two rivers " .