Important Facts
Mesopotamia is known as "The Land Between Two Rivers" and another name based on the kind of land. What is it?
Fertile Crescent
Sumerians needs a way to control the water for farming. What is this process known as?
Irrigation
How many laws did Hammurabi create for his people?
282
Name the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was located in between.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What are the names of the 3 empires?
Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria
This empire was the 3rd for Mesopotamia and was known for creating boats that helped with trade and war.
Assyria
What does the term 'fertile crescent' mean?
A large area of rich or fertile farmland
What empire was Hammurabi the king of?
Babylon
What physical feature protected the Mesopotamians from invasion because of its size? Bonus $100- What were their names?
The Taurus and Zagros Mountains
How did the deserts help Mesopotamia?
The deserts prevented enemies from invading Mesopotamia
These 2 rivers helped Mesopotamia grow and thrive. What were they called?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Cuneiform is known primarily as...
The world's first system of writing
Why did Hammurabi come up with so many laws for his people?
To keep the people safe and from harming themselves or one another.
The Persian Gulf
What was the name of the first set of written laws?
The name of the first set of written laws was the Code of Hammurabi
Fill in the blank: Early settlers had to ________ the land along the banks of the rivers in order for their crops to grow.
Irrigate
What were Ziggurats mainly used for? Bonus $100: what were some other ways the Ziggurat was used?
Religious ceremonies
To make sacrifices, to teach scribes, and to hold meetings for the king
Finish this quote: "An eye for an eye..."
Makes the whole world blind
Which 2 deserts were closest to Mesopotamia
Brick, stone, clay
Which empire created the first calendar?
The empire that created the first calendar was Babylon
Sumer was known for their farming and what major invention?
Cuneiform
Mesopotamia is described as a series of independent territories that make up a civilization. What is another word for this?
Empire
During our classwork, did the class mostly agree or mostly disagree with Hammurabi's laws? Why?
The class mostly disagreed with the laws because they seemed to be unfair.
Which empire was closest to the Persian Gulf?
The Sumerian Empire
Name any 3 inventions from the empires of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform, Calendar, Written Law, Boats,Irrigation system