Do you know your facts about Mesopotamia?

1. Who complied the first set of written laws? Hammurabi

2. Wars were fought over _________ and ________. Land and Water

3. The land between two rivers is known as ______. Mesopotamia

4. Mesopotamia is located in what modern-day country? Iraq

5. The first emperor of Mesopotamia was ______. Sargon

6. A conquered land of many people governed by one ruler is an _________. Empire

7. Sumerians developed a system of writing called ___________. cuneiform

8. A government with one ruler is called a _________. monarchy

9. A huge mud-brick temple built by the Sumerians. Ziggurat

10. A person who writes information down for their job. Scribe

11. Name three Sumerian features/achievements. Irrigation, cuneiform writing, wheel, sailboat, written laws, ziggurat, city-states, and the arch

12. The climate of Mesopotamia was ______ and ______ with sun baked soil. Hot and dry

13. The two main rivers in Mesopotamia were _______ and ________. Tigris and Euphrates

14. Write the definition of silt. Rich mixture of bits of rock and soil left behind by flooding.

15. Belief in one god is called ____________? Monotheism

16. Who developed the first alphabet? Phoenicians

17. Who developed the first coins used to buy goods? Lydians

18. Give a definition of “equal justice” Fair treatment under the law.

19. What is the definition of innovation? A new way of doing things.

20. True or False Mesopotamians believed in one god. False, Mesopotamians believed in many gods.

21. Sumerian settlements were called ____________. City-States

22. What is the definition of the word authority? The right to command or influence.

23. On your learning outcomes map label – Red Sea.

24. On your learning outcomes map label – Fertile Crescent

25. On your learning outcomes map label – Zagros Mountains

26. On your learning outcomes map label – Mediterranean Sea

27. On your learning outcomes map label – Persian Gulf

28. On your learning outcomes map label – Taurus Mountains.

29. On your learning outcomes map label the Tigris River.

30. On your learning outcomes map label the Euphrates River.