Influencers/People
I was a Babylonian King who wrote a code of laws that were strict and harsh
King Hammurabi
What does the word polytheism mean?
The belief in many gods or goddesses
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
Sumer
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
Irrigation
A system of government the revolves around religion
Theocracy
True or False, Hammurabi was a kind and forgiving leader
False: He was strict and harsh
Society in Mesopotamia was Patriarchal, meaning what?
It was controlled by men, women had few rights
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
Babylonia
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
The Tigris and the Euphrates
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were discovered around what time period?
4500 BC
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. There is a great epic written about me.
Gilgamesh
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
Cuneiform
True or False: The city-states of Sumer frequently fought each other and had their own rulers
True.
What was another name for Mesopotamia? (It was called this because the soil was good for growing crops)
The Fertile Crescent
What was the smallest group of people in Mesopotamia Social Pyramid?
The Nobles - Priests, Officials, and Royals
This is another name for a group of people who are travelers and they don't settle in one place for long.
Nomad
Without the Mesopotamian invention of the ______, we may not have cars, bicycles, or even trains.
The Wheel
What is another name for a group of states under a single authority?
Empire
The basic units of Sumerian civilization – a small area surrounding a large city
City-State
What was needed to write in Cuneiform?
A clay tablet, and a wooden reed to press the lines and shapes into the clay.
In the social hierarchy, these people are compared to kings and are leaders in the ziggurats. They are tied to religion.
Priests
The most prominent buildings in Mesopotamia which were built to worship the gods, were known as what?
Ziggurats
True of False: Most of the population was made up of Farmers
True
Today, the location that was formerly called Mesopotamia is now named _______.
Iraq
The word Mesopotamia means....
The land between two rivers