Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia between these two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
The Ziggurats
This is the system used to move water from fresh water source to areas that nurture the farms.
what is a irrigation system
Laws were carved into.
What job is in charge of supplying food for the city-state?
what are farmers
What did the people at the top of the pyramid have?
What current day country is located where Mesopotamia was?
what is Iraq
In Mesopotamian religion, who was known as the Supreme God?
what is Anu/An
The most famous story in Mesopotamian religion..
what is The Epic of Gilgamesh
A monarchy is..
What is a civilization with one supreme ruler.
King/Queen
What did is it called to trade goods?
what is bartering
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
who are kings, priests, and government officials
What continent was Mesopotamia located on?
what is Asia
what is monotheism
What did farmers use to dig up the earth to assist with planting crops?
What is the plow
What empire started the principal of law codes?
What is the Babylonian empire
What is it called when there are specialized workers within a society?
what is a Division of Labor
Where were merchants, traders, and artisans located on the pyramid?
What is the middle class
What bodies of water is Ancient Mesopotamia Between other than the rivers?
The Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, and the Caspian Sea
In Ancient Mesopotamia, What does Polytheism Mean?
what is Believed in Multiple Gods
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
what is to protect against invaders or attacks
When a group of people has similar incomes and backgrounds.
what is social class
What was the purpose of collecting taxes?
what is to build temples, maintain irrigation systems, and general upkeep of the city-state.
Who makes up the bottom of the pyramid?
what are enslaved people (slaves)
What is the name for the rich soil land around Mesopotamia called?
what is Fertile Crescent
What is a half god/ half human called?
What is a demigod
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians Create?
what is Cuneiform
Who created the oldest code of law?
who was Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian empire
Hammurabi's code had approximately ______ laws
what is 282
What were the 3 classes of Mesopotamia?
what is upper/middle/lower classes