this is the name of the first form of ancient writing that uses triangular shapes and symbols.
What is CUNEIFORM?
100
This is the worship and belief in many gods and was a very important part of life in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is POLYTHEISM?
100
This was the most prominent, or important, structure in a city-state.
What is a ZIGGURAT?
100
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers.
What is the TIGRIS and EUPHRATES RIVERS?
200
a writer
What is a SCRIBE?
200
this allowed Sumerians to track the yearly floods so they could plant and grow their crops properly
What is the CALENDAR?
200
This was the temple in the center of a city-state and believed to be home of a god.
What is a ZIGGURAT?
200
This included the area surrounded by a wall and included the city and the farmland around it.
What is a CITY-STATE?
200
This is the present-day country where Mesopotamia was once located.
What is IRAQ?
300
This is the process for gathering plants and tracking animals for food.
What is a HUNTING & GATHERING?
300
agriculture, another word for farming, allowed Mesopotamians to grow MORE than enough food for their population
What is SURPLUS?
300
Sumerians believed these leaders could communicate with the gods.
Who are PRIEST-KINGS?
300
This is when one city-state unites with another to help each other; they almost act as friends.
What is an ALLY?
300
These geographical features helped Sumerians with bartering, also known as trading, things that were not easily found in Mesopotamia
What are the RIVERS?
400
This is when people move from place to place, often in search of food
What is an MIGRATION?
400
This helped to move and plant crops and lay down seeds
What is a PLOW?
400
Sumerians believed these people were responsible for the forces of nature and Sumerians acted as servants to them.
Who are GODS?
400
A group of states under one ruler.
What is an EMPIRE?
400
Another name for Mesopotamia, also known as, a place that was good for growing crops.
What is the FERTILE CRESCENT?
500
this is the process or system for watering crops
What is IRRIGATION?
500
This type of metal allowed for people to build beautiful sculptures and tools.
What is BRONZE?
500
This priest-king was a very famous and legendary Sumerian.
Who is GILGAMESH?
500
this means many kinds of jobs in a city-state; it is made possible because of farming and helps the arts and architecture flourish within a city-state or civilization.
What is SPECIALIZATION?
500
These were built along rivers to help control the natural environment and prevent flooding.