Geography
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
Rivers
Who was the first emperor in history?
Hint : He ruled Sumer.
Sargon
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
Cuneiform
People exchange goods directly without using money
Barter
The word Mesopotamia means...
"Between the rivers"
When the Tigris and the Euphrates would flood, a fine soil would be left behind. What is this fine mixture of soil and tiny rocks called?
Silt
The Sumerians practiced a belief in more than one God. What is this called?
Polytheism
They wrote using clay tablets for “paper” and ________ for “pencils.”
Styluses made from reeds from the riverbanks.
Independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal
Ally
Mesopotamia is located in what present-day country?
Iraq
Mesopotamia is located in what larger, arc shaped region of fertile farmland?
The Fertile Crescent
The division of society by rank or class is called ________.
Social Hierachy
Their writing consisted of picture symbols, or ________.
Pictographs
How do the Sumerians supply water to their Crops?
They used technology to irrigate water to their crops.
How many laws were included in Hammurabi’s Code?
282 laws
In order to keep cities from flooding, Mesopotamians learned to use ________, or the ways of supplying water to land through the use of canals, ditches, and reservoirs.
Irrigation
An _________ is a land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler.
Empire
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
Wheel
The Sumerians built large, pyramid shaped temple towers called…
Ziggurats
What is lowest class on the Sumerian Social Hierarchy pyramid?
What is the name of the mountains located in ancient Mesopotamia?
A _________ consisted of a city and all the countryside around it. They also had their own military, government, and rulers.
City-State
What shape are the symbols that are used to represent words, ideas, or sounds?
Triangle
What aspect of life did the Sumerians believe that the gods controlled?
All aspects of life, including wind, rain, and all other elements of nature
A former king, who later became known as a a beast and monster slayer in Mesopotamian literature, became the first “super hero” in history.
Gilgamesh