geography
What does fertile mean?
Rich soil
The people of Sumer thought that floods and natural disasters were signs of this.
What is the gods were angry with them?
These were created by ancient Mesopotamians and used in ritual offerings.
What is Statues?
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
What is Civilization?
Mesopotamia is also called the land between two _____.
What is rivers?
This was the largest building in most Sumerian cities/states made of mud bricks, and was built tall to connect to the heavens.
What is a ziggurat?
Due to the wheel, Mesopotamians were able to mass produce this art form.
What is pottery or ceramics?
Sumerian city-states became economically successful primarily through this with other communities and people.
What is trade?
The two major rivers in Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
This is the worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
This was the first system of writing.
What is cuneiform script?
Who created the first set of laws?
Hammurabi
Ancient Mesopotamians built their homes using...
Mudbricks, made from clay and straw and then dried in the sun
The ziggurats were built for this purpose.
What is for religious purposes?
They were dedicated to a certain deity believed to dwell there.
This is the name of an ancient Sumerian epic poem.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This empire is known for a code of laws and hanging gardens.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
with the capital of Babylon
How was the geography of Mesopotamia important to its development?
The rivers produced fertile land that was ideal for growing crops.
Gods were revealed to people in ancient Mesopotamia in this way.
What is in nature?
(They represented natural forces), or in dreams and prophecies. They were immortal but represented as human.
These people were highly educated and trained in writing in ancient Mesopotamia.
Who are the scribes?
This was among the first city-states in ancient Mespotamia. (specifically in the ancient civilization of Sumer)
What is Uruk?