Achievements
Where did the first form of writing known as Cuneiform develop
*Study Guide Question*
Mesopotamia
Summer was made up of ________ City-states
12
Who is at the top of the social pyramid
*Study Guide Question*
Kings & His family
Mesopotamia is now part of what modern-day country?
*Study Guide Question*
Iraq
What type of gods did Mesopotamians worship?
Nature
What type of people were taught how to read and write in cuneiform?
*Study Guide Question*
scribes
Which of the follow BEST describes the Code of Hammurabi?
*Study Guide Question*
- It encouraged other city-states to go to war?
-It helped Hammurabi become king of Babylon?
-It is one of the first-ever set of laws that was written
-It provided guidelines for who could use the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
It is one of the first ever set of laws that was written
True or False: The middle class is the largest group on the social pyramid.
True
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
What does polytheistic mean
belief in many gods
What achievement do we still use today.
Time/ 60 min hour
True or False:
Each city state was run by the same king?
False
What did women have that was protected by the government
*Study Guide Question*
rights
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which larger body of water?
*Study Guide Question*
Persian Gulf
Which statement is true of religion in ancient Mesopotamia
-religion was separate from culture
- People worshiped many different gods
-People were encouraged to study sacred text
-Religion was based on scientific study
*Study Guide Question*
People worshiped many different Gods
Which Mesopotamian King created the world's first empire?
*Study Guide Question*
Sargon
Akkadian Empire survived for ________years
250
Slaves were acquired from
Conquered territories
streams allowed for large-scale farming
irrigation
Kings were believed to be
*Study Guide Question*
demigods
What is the oldest-surviving and most famous story ever written.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Who set laws for the entire empire. (specific)
Hammurabi
Had the first ever
monarchy
What does the term Fertile mean?
Ground that is full of nutrients. plants can easily grow
What is the name of either the air god or water god
Enlil or Enki