Mesopotamian Geography
What is the country of modern day Mesopotamia
Iraq
The weeds that grew in the rivers were called
Reeds
River + Weed = Reeds
Why were floods so dangerous
No on knew exactly when they would happen
What two things did irrigation systems always need
Constant Care and Repair
Hammurabi had a laws of 282 cuneiform commands written on a stele. He was seen as a king divinely appointed by a god.
What are the three characteristics of civilization in this example
Government
Religion
System of Writing
Mesopotamia has the Tigris and Euphrates River.
This river is further North
Tigris River
There were few trees so they didn't have much of what
Wood
What happened when dry soil met high winds
Thick layers of dust were spread across the crops.
What clogged the canals
Silt
Irrigation Systems in Mesopotamia used advances in technology but contributed to the
Stable Food Supply
Mesopotamia has the Tigris and Euphrates River.
This river is further south
Euphrates River
They used sun baked bricks to build city walls. Why did they have to do this?
Stones were hard to find.
This irrigation system prevented flooding
Levees
Canals connected farmers and forced them to
Work together in small groups for the common good.
As King Hammurabi was at the top of the
Social Structure
Cities first appeared in what region of the land?
Southern Region
Why were attacks by neighboring communities such a threat
There were few natural barriers to keep out enemies.
This irrigation system shaped the path that water flowed in
Canals
What happened as Sumerians worked together
Larger communities were created
The Epic of Gilgamesh was a famous piece of Mesopotamian literature.
What two characteristic does this demonstrate
Arts
Writing System
The villages were in a land of rolling hills and what else
low plains
This challenge forced the Mesopotamians to use the (advances in technology) Characteristic of Civilization
Difficulties in building and maintaining systems that provided water to many villages.
This system of irrigation blocked water and collected it for later
Dams
What time period did villages grow into towns.
Between 3500-3000 BCE
The writing system of Mesopotamia that was translated into dozens of languages was called
Cuneiform