MISC
Barter
what is a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
Scribe
what is Sumarian writers and record keepers
Where is Mesopotamia located?
what is present day iraq
Name the civilizations and empires that existed in Mesopotamia.
what is Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
Who made up the upper, middle and lower classes of Sumer?
what is Upper- property owner, wealthy merchants, kings and priests- middle class- farmers, regular merchants, skilled work
Cuneiform
what is a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
Irrigate
what is supplying water to crops
What rivers provided life to Ancient Mesopotamia?
what is Tigris and Euphrates
What did Sumerian city-states fight about?
what is Land and the use of water
Why were Hammurabi’s laws important to us?
what is a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi’s code
what is a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire
Why was writing developed, and what types of records were kept?
what is for Laws, taxes, records of sales, trade, marriage and death
What were the characteristics of ziggurats?
what is Pyramid shaped , several stories high, steps and ramps linking terraces, temple on top
What inventions were the Sumerians given credit for?
what is Wheel, plow, tools, writing, calendar, sailboats, levees, ox pulled plow
What does the term, “An Eye for an Eye” mean?
what is If you committed a crime then something similar would be the punishment.
Social class/Social System
what is groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society. These structures resemble pyramids with the smallest number of people on top and the largest number on bottom.
Could you spell the word for the type of writing used in mesopotamia?
what is C.U.N.E.I.F.O.R.M
Fertile Crescent
Name given to Mesopotamia that describes its crescent shape and rich soil
What does Mesopotamia mean?
what is between the river
Ziggurat
what is Mesopotamian temples that were pyramid shaped brick towers
Surplus
what is more of a resource then is needed
How to spell the name of this section?
what is W.R.I.T.I.N.G and or R.E.S.O.U.R.C.E.S
What tools and methods are used by archaeologists to learn about ancient civilizations?
what is Underground Radar, Scientific Testing, digging at sites and old maps.
City-state
what is a city and the area/territory it controls- Had its own God or goddess, Government and laws
Polytheism
what is a belief in more than one god