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
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what was the main character searching for ?
Eternal Life
An early city that 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
What did the Ancient Mesopotamians believe in?
Polytheism or Monotheism?
Polytheism
What agricultural achievements did the Mesopotamians create?
Cultivation of soil, irrigation, domesticating
How did Hammurabi's Code shape modern governments?
It established rule of law
What were the jobs in ancient Mesopotamia?
Merchants, artisans, farmers
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
who are kings and priests
What is the name of the modern day country?
Iraq
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
What was something the Mesopotamians traded for?
minerals (metal, gold, silver, tin, lead, copper, and bronze)
Who makes up the Middle Class of Ancient Mesopotamia
who are craftspeople, merchants, and traders
What bodies of water are at the top and bottom of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean sea and the Persian Gulf
True or False: Are priest a part of the social structure of Mesopotamia?
True
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
Easy to invade
Why could the Phoenicians not farm like other civilizations?
They did not have good soil
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 that would clog canals?
Silt
Who's duty was it to build and maintain the ziggurats?
King
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
Why was Cyrus referred to as “The Great”?
He did not force those he conquered to follow his customs
The _______ allowed the Samarians to create a food ______?
Flat plains, irrigation systems (levees, canals) that led to a food surplus
Bonus Geography: What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between two rivers
True or False: Cuneiform was easy to learn and everyone in society could write.
False
What were the Phoenicians known for?
Sailing or navigation
BONUS GEOGRAPHY: an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared.
Sumer
How did Darius change the Persian Empire?
Created a network of roads, established a national currency, created governors to rule over small regions