1. Review for the Mesopotamia Test

2. “Geographically” where is Mesopotamia ?
Between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

3. If you were to go to “Mesopotamia” today what country would you be in?
IRAQ

4. What is the Sumerian form of writing called?
Cuneiform

5. What did the Sumerians write on?
Clay Tablets

6. What two (2) things did the Sumerians contribute to society?
Wheel, plow
Irrigation

7. What is a Phonogram?
picture representing a sound

8. What’s a Pictograph???
picture representing a THING

9. What was the center of Sumerian city-life?
Ziggurat

10. What type of religion did the Sumerians practice?
Polytheism

11. What the heck is Polytheism?
Belief in MANY gods

12. Who conquered Mesopotamia from the Sumerians?
Akkadians

13. Who conquered the Akkadians?
Babylonians

14. Who was the leader of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi

15. If you were an Artisan in Babylonian society, which “class” would you be in?
Middle Class

16. What do we have to thank the Phoenicians for?
ALPHABET

17. Wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets
Cuneiform

18. A mud brick temple located in the middle of the city-state
Ziggurat

19. A collection of laws written by the King of Babylon which dealt with aspects of daily life
Code of Hammurabi

20. Fair treatment under the law
Equal Justice

21. A person trained to write in cuneiform
Scribe

22. A centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and learning
Civilization

23. A city and its surrounding farmland
A city and its surrounding farmland. Each was independent and had its own government and ruler
City-State

24. Describe the climate in Mesopotamia.
Hot and dry
Droughts with seasonal flooding

25. Land between the rivers
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers

26. What is the importance of a scribe?
Record

27. Who invented the alphabet?
Phoenicians

28. Nebuchanezar known for?
Hanging Gardens

29. Name innovations of the Sumerians
Writing
Wheel
Irrigation (dikes and canals)
Ziggurats
Sailboats
plow

30. Fertile lands and water rights
Causes of wars among the city-states
Fertile lands and water rights

31. List the characteristics of a civilization
System of Government
Stable food supply
Social Classes
Highly Developed Culture (literature, art, music, architecture)
Writing
Technology
Religion

32. People found in the Upper Class
King, government officials, wealthy merchants, landowners, priest, nobles

33. To unite the people of Mesopotamia
Purpose of the Code of Hammurabi
To unite the people of Mesopotamia

34. What made up their irrigation system?
dikes, levees, canals, dams, artificial lakes and ponds

35. STUDY FOR THE TEST!