Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia is between what two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
The Ziggurats
The system of controlling the flow of water to bring it to plants is called...
irrigation
An early city that was surrounded by farmland and was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government is known as a what?
City-state
What led to the expansion of jobs in ancient Mesopotamia?
Food surplus
The way a civilization is organized?
Social structure
What is this area of land called?
Fertile Crescent
The Ancient Mesopotamians' religion focused on many gods which is called...
Polytheism
What agricultural achievements did the Mesopotamians create?
Cultivation of soil (plow), irrigation, and domesticating animals
Who conquered all of Mesopotamia and created the first empire that lasted more than 200 years?
Sargon, King of the Akkadians
What were the jobs in ancient Mesopotamia?
Merchants, artisans, farmers
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
who are kings and priests
The original epic poem of Gilgamesh was written in this language.
cuneiform
In Ancient Mesopotamia, what does Polytheism mean?
The belief in multiple gods
What was one of the world's oldest laws called?
Hammurabi's code
Who created the oldest code of law?
Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian empire
This is a name of the mountain range in ancient Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
The dividing of society based on people's status or worth is known as
a social class or social structure
What bodies of water are at the top and bottom of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean sea and the Persian Gulf
The oldest written epic
Gilgamesh
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
for protection
The name of a governing state or country that contains and controls several countries or territories is an
empire
What did Scribes go to school for in Ancient Mesopotamia?
To learn to write
Who makes up the Lower Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
what are farmers, laborers, and enslaved people
Fine particles of rock and soil that were full of nutrients, brought by floods, and that made the land fertile in Mesopotamia is known as
Silt
Another name for gods
deities
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians Create?
Cuneiform
Who was the king of the Akkadians?
Sargon
What is someone called when they go to school to learn to write?
Scribes
This type of government means rule by one, and the power was inherited or passed down.
monarchy
Cuneiform was written on _____________ using ____________ as a writing tool
clay tablets and a stylus made from sharpened reeds
Bonus Geography: What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between two rivers
Cuneiform (with letters and numbers) is based on an earlier, simpler form of writing that used _______?
Pictographs/pictures
A type of government led by a king or a queen
BONUS GEOGRAPHY: an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared.
Sumer
Name 2 inventions by the Mesopotamians
wheel, plow, the sail for a sailboat, and a calendar based on the moon