Mesopotamia Review

Cuneiform City-State Scribe Social Structure Canal Hammurabi Pictograph Levee Mesopotamia Chariot Culture Technology Civilization Sargon Ziggurat Irrigation

Tigris and Euphrates River To control the water and store for later. For land and access to rivers Sargon First writing system; used wedge-shapes Babylonia Specializing in specific jobs Fertile Crescent It kept the land fertile for farming Sumer A city-state To keep records of business For his system of laws Violent flooding and long droughts Iraq

Between two rivers Sumer The Epic of Gilgamesh Hammurabi’s Code Ziggurats Tigris and Euphrates Sumer broke into independent city-states Hammurabi All of the above Priests and kings City-states Cuneiform Egyptians Occupation It was developed by the Babylonians It is a list of laws that controlled people’s daily life and behavior

The ________were the first people known to live in the Fertile Crescent Sumerians

It had its own government. City-state

The two rivers that are located in Mesopotamia is Tigris and__ Euphrates River

The word Mesopotamia means __between two rivers Land

The land called Mesopotamia in ancient times is today part of Iraq

The Sumerians used irrigation to control the ___ Floods

To move from one place to another. Migrate

In what geographical region is Mesopotamia? Fertile Crescent

Method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops Irrigation

Fertile Crescent got its name because it has rich ____and is shaped like a crescent. Soil

Skilled worker Artisan

The Sumerians invented the wheel, plow, Cuneiform, 12 month calendar, and ___ Sailboat

Cuneiform was created to keep track of __ records Business

Only __ boys could become a scribe. Rich

Record Keeper Scribe

The first kings were usually War Heroes

Worship one god Monotheistic

Sumerian temple Ziggurat

Sumerian writing Cuneiform

Sumerians people were divided into three classes Sumerians people were divided into three classes. The Kings/Priest were in what class? Upper Class

Worship more than one god Polytheistic

_____ has been called the Cradle of Civilization due to their ideas and inventions were copied and improved by other people. Mesopotamia

___is a form of government in which supreme authority is in a single person such as a King or Queen. Monarchy

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia and created the first empire? Sargon I

This king of Babylon that created the first code of laws using Cuneiform that cover all aspects of live? Hammurabi.

The ___ were known for being expert sailors and the alphabet The ___ were known for being expert sailors and the alphabet. Phoenicians

An ___ is group of many different lands under one ruler Empire

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make its army strong? How to make iron stronger

The Chaldean king that built the Hanging Gardens was__ Nebuchadnezzar

Group of traveling merchants is called a ___ Caravan

What type of calendar did the Chaldeans create? seven-day week calendar

Number 1 is__. Euphrates River

Number 2 is__. Tigris River

Number 3 is__. Babylon

Number 4 is__. Red Sea

Number 5 is__. Sumer

Number 6 is__. Mediterranean Sea

Number 7 is__. Fertile Crescent

Number 8 is__. Phoenicians

Number 9 is__. Assyria

History that happened before the invention of writing.  Prehistory

Exchange of goods without using money is called a ___ Barter

Farming caused what to grow? Population

Tame animals/plants for human use Domestication

Another name for farming is__ Agriculture