Vocab
To ________________ is to supply water to
Irrigate
Who was in the lower class of Mesopotamia?
Enslaved people and prisoners
Name one Mesopotamian achievement
The wheel, bronze weapons, dividing the year into 12 months, etc.
What is Ms. Cisar's favorite fast food restaurant?
Roy Rogers
___________________ is a Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things.
Cuneiform
Who was in the middle class in Mesopotamia
Farmers and workers
Who is the God of the Sky in Mesopotamian religion?
An
What modern country is Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq, with parts of it also in Syria, Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait
worship of many gods or deities
Polytheism
What are the two rivers that Mesopotamia is located between?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who were ziggurats made for?
Priests and the gods
Name one rule from Hammurabi's Code
Various Answers
A _________________________ is a brick, pyramid shaped Mesopotamian temple
Ziggurat
Why did farmers use canals in Mesopotamia?
Canals were dug to bring water from the rivers to their farms
Which Sumerian achievement do you believe was the most important? Why?
Various Answers
What is Ms. Cisar's favorite animal?
A goat!
To _______________________ is a trading system in which people exchange goods without asking for money.
Barter
Would a priest in Mesopotamia be in the upper, middle, or lower class?
Upper Class
What was the writing system called that Mesopotamians used?
Cuneiform
Does Ms. Cisar like pineapples on pizza?
NO!