Geography
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
The specific name of the sand and clay that made the land so fertile.
What is silt?
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
I was the Babylonian king who codified the law.
Who is Hammurabi?
These people were typically enemies of the empire and resided in the lowest level of the social hierarchy.
What are slaves?
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
Nicknames for ancient Mesopotamia
What is "The Land Between Two Rivers" or "The Cradle of Civilization"
A person who makes money by selling goods.
What is a merchant?
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who is Gilgamesh?
A professional writer.
Who are scribes?
This major event is what allowed for the rise of civilizations.
What is agriculture? (or agricultural revolution)
When there is an excess (too much) of food.
What is a Surplus?
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What are city-states?
This person has the highest ranking on the social order
Who is the king?
The first form of writing invented by the Mesopotamians, typically written from right to left.
What is Cuneiform?
This was the world's first civilization in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
When there is no rain and crops dry out = people starve.
What is drought? (and/famine)
A craftsperson
What is an artisan?
If a man blinded another by accident or on purpose, his punishment would likely be...
Name 3 inventions from ancient Mesopotamia.
What is... the wheel, advanced mathematics, astronomy, the sailboat, time, writing, agriculture, irrigation.
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks. (Think American Pie!)
What is a levee?
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.
What is a civilization?
Citizens of ancient Mesopotamia believed in many gods.
What is polytheism?
This half-human half-god taught Gilgamesh what is means to be human and also saved his life.
Who is Enkidu?