Geography
The two rivers that surround the land of Mesopotamia.
What are Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is polytheism.
What is the belief in many gods.
The first system of writing.
What is cuneiform.
The primary job of scribes was to do what?
What is reading and writing.
"Mesopotamia" means what?
What is the land between two rivers.
The fertile land surrounding Mesopotamia.
What is The Fertile Crescent.
This building is a temple that typically was placed in the center of town to worship the Mesopotamian gods.
What is a ziggurat.
The wheel was invented by the Sumerians, what was its purpose?
What is for transportation of goods and people.
The social role that was in the lower class.
What is slaves.
The land that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state is called?
What is a city-state.
The fertile land allowed Mesopotamians to grow what?
What is crops.
The Sumerians believed every aspect of life depended upon what?
What is keeping the gods happy.
How did the Sumerians build their economy?
What is through trading.
The social roles that were part of the high class.
What are King and Priest.
Name 2 types of goods that were traded in and out of Mesopotamia.
What are wheat, barley, fabric, jewelry, pottery, baskets, and leather goods.
Flooding in Mesopotamia often drowned crops and flooded homes. What did the Mesopotamians create in order to control where the flooding went?
What is irrigation.
Ruled the government when the Sumerians went to war.
Who was the King (commander).
The body of water the Sumerians primarily traded along is called?
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
The social roles that were part of the upper class.
What are noble, scribes, and merchants.
BONUS: Civilizations the Mesopotamians traded with. (you must name all 3)
Who are India, Egypt, and Asia Minor.
The Fertile Crescent is surrounded by which type of geographical land?
What is desert and mountains.
Was required to pay a portion of their taxes to the priest.
Who were farmers.
True or False. Glass blowing was a Sumerian achievement.
What is false.
The social roles that were part of the middle class.
What are craftsmen, farmers, and fishermen.
BONUS: The silt that caused the land to become fertilized.
What is natural nutrients and minerals.