Vocabulary
What is Mesopotamia?
Land between two rivers.
What rivers are in Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates
Who were the nobility?
Kings.
What does civilization mean?
A complex society with cities, government, and social classes
Irrigation important for farming
True.
What is cuneiform?
A wedge-shaped writing system.
Where is the Fertile Crescent?
Stretches from the southeast coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.
What were the four social classes?
Nobility, priests and government officials, scribes and artisans, farmers and slaves.
Why was trade important?
It allowed for the exchange of goods and resources.
City-states would control surrounding areas
False
What is a ziggurat?
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower
What is irrigation?
Supplying land with water from another place through canals.
What role did priests play?
They were involved in religious ceremonies and governance.
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
A law system that set standards for justice.
Artifacts are important for history
True.
What does polytheism mean?
Believing in many gods.
What are city-states?
A central city and the surrounding areas.
What is the role of a scribe?
Writing and keeping records.
What is a monarchy?
A government ruled by one king or queen.
The Fertile Crescent dry and desert like
False.
What is a scribe?
A person who keeps records and writes things down, highly regarded in society.
Describe the significance of silt.
Silt from rivers made the land fertile for farming.
How did slavery function in Mesopotamia?
Slaves were the legal property of others and forced to obey them. Slaves also were builders of the city-states
How did writing impact society?
It allowed for record-keeping and communication.
Mesopotamians believed in one god
False