REL/SC
The belief in several gods is otherwise known as:
Polytheism
Translated in Greek, Mesopotamia literally means...
"Land between Two Rivers"
One of the world's first city-state
Form of government with a monarch, usually a king or queen at the head.
Monarchy
Study of the Earth is referred to as:
Geography
True or False? Women had rights.
True
Created by the Sumerians using pictographs, __________ is wildly regarded as the first form of writing
Cuneiform
Set of laws established for all Mesopotamian empires. Encompassed "Eye for an eye" ideology.
Code of Hammurabi
The belief that kings were part man and part god meant they were:
demigods
Fourth largest continent
South America
Kings were also known as
Demigods
These two rivers flow through the Persian Gulf and modern Iraq and Kuwait.
Tigris & Euphrates
The Akkadian Empire survived this many years:
250 years
These large temples were often found in the centers of towns.
Ziggurats
List the FOUR elements of a map:
Title, Compass, Scale, Map Key/Legend
To appease (make happy) their gods in hopes that they could influence nature, Mesopotamians would offer these
Sacrifices
Being located between two rivers meant Mesopotamians had to be strategic in using water for crops. Their process is called
Irrigation
Sumer consisted of twelve of these, each with their own monarch.
city-state(s)
Religious belief in multiple gods is known as
Polytheism
These imaginary lines run east, west, north, and south on a globe/map and help determine precise location.
Longitude and latitude
Air god (name)
Enlil
Also nicknamed the _______ _______, Mesopotamia was known for its rich soil used to grow crops.
Fertile Crescent
Reigned from 605 BC-562 BC as king of the Babylonian Empire
King Nebuchadnezzar
This has been noted as one of the oldest surviving and most famous stories about a demigod king.
Epic of Gilgamesh
List the FIVE themes of geography:
Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region