Farming
What was one farming invention the Mesopotamians invented?
Irrigation systems and plow
What was the world’s first system of writing?
Cuneiform
Which group was ranked second from the top?
Priests/Nobles
City-states were usually surrounded by what?
Walls
Who was the highest paid actor in 2020?
The Rock, Sofia Vergaras
What was Silt and why was it helpful?
A mixture of rock and soil, helpful for planting crops
True or false; The sumerians invented paper
False
Name two other words for hierarchy
Status, ranking
What were walls made of?
Mud bricks
What year was the telephone invented?
1876
Name the two rivers in Mesopotamia and what they used the rivers for
Tigris and Euphrates, bathing, fishing, drinking water, collecting water for farms
Name three Sumerian inventions
Cuneiform, plow, irrigation systems, wheel
Which group sold and made things for a living?
Crafstpeople, merchants
______ was the King of ______ and made the Code of Laws
Hammurabi, Babylon
Who is worth more: Lebron James, Michael Jordan, or Tom Brady?
Michael Jordan
How did irrigation work, and what effect did this have?
Farmers created tunnels to transport water to farms, helped create a consistent supply of water to help with farms
What was the Sumerians system of writing first used for?
Business records and trade
Name all 5 social classes in order from bottom to top
Slaves, Farmers, Craftspeople/Merchants, Priests/Nobles, Kings
Most Mesopotamians lived in walled city-states by what year?
3000 BC
Which of the Harry Potter movie made the most money?
Deathly Hallows 2