Continents
How many continents are there?
7
ancient
Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of ______"
civilization
Mesopotamians believed in _____ gods
many
ideas that are passed on
traditions
How many oceans are there?
5
food, clothing, and shelter
basic needs
Mesopotamia is called the land between ______
2 rivers
A Mesopotamian temple
ziggurat
Gilgamesh
The 4 directions on the compass rose
north, south, east, west
the study of our past
history
What 2 rivers was Mesopotamia between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What did Mesopotamians believe about their gods?
They controlled everything
The first written laws were created by
Hammurabi
The continent the United States is located in.
North America
a Mesopotamian temple
ziggurat
Name 3 things the Mesopotamians invented
wheel, sailboat, plow
What did the 4 main gods control?
heaven, air, earth, water
Laws were made to help the people of Mesopotamia _____.
be good
The largest Continent.
Asia
the kind of writing the Mesopotamians invented
cuneiform
An important city in Mesopotamia
Ur
When was the New Year's festival?
March - beginning of spring
Sailboats were used by the Mesopotamians to _____.
trade things on the rivers