Vocabulary
Ziggurat
large temple
What was the soil like near the river?
Fertile soil, easy for growing crops
Ziggurat
Name one major invention
wheel, writing, math, astronomy, etc.
What did Hammurabi create? (a set of ...)
Laws
Cuneiform
Writing system
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between two rivers
Where was the Ziggurat built?
In the center of the city
What was their writing called?
Cuneiform
What did Cuneiform use instead of words?
Picture symbols
Crops
plants grown and harvested for food
What did they use the rivers for?
Trade, farming, watering crops
What did they use to make their houses and walls?
mud-bricks
What did they invent for trading? (hint: what mode of transportation?)
sailboat
Who was the Strong King of Babel?
Hammurabi
Irrigation
watering system for crops
What was the land like beyond the rivers?
Large deserts
Why were walls needed around each city-state?
For protection because there were no mountains
What did they invent for farming?
irrigation system, plow
What happened to the rivers every year?
they would flood (leaving behind rich soil)
Silt
sand-like material that helps crops grow
What were the names of the 2 rivers?
Tigris and Euhrates
What is a city-state?
An independent city with its own government and laws
What did they invent related to time? (think about a number...think about hours and seconds in a minute)
60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute
Why were people able to settle (stay and live) in Mesopotamia?
Because of the fertile soil, they could grow crops and didn't need to hunt & gather anymore