Mesopotamian Gifts
Characteristics of a Civilization
Location
Social Structure
Miscellaneous
100
This is the invention that allowed Sumerians to farm more efficiently.
What is the plow?
100
These are the 7 characteristics of a civilization.
What are stable food supply, social structure, writing, government, religion, art, and technology?
100
This is the modern day country that Mesopotamia is located in.
What is Iraq?
100
These are the people at the bottom of the social structure.
Who are slaves?
100
This is the meaning of the word "Mesopotamia".
What is "between 2 rivers"?
200
This invention helped control the unpredictable rivers and harsh climate so that Mesopotamia could become a civilization.
What is the irrigation system?
200
This is the most important characteristic to create a civilization.
What is stable food supply?
200
These are the two rivers that border Mesopotamia on both sides.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
These are the groups of people who lived closest to the center of the city (3 total).
Who are priests, government officials and landowners?
200
This is the first Great King of Babylon who created a code of law.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
This was the form of writing developed by Sumerians.
What is cuneiform.
300
This is the characteristic of civilization that scribes contributed to.
What is writing?
300
These are two problems with the geography/climate of Mesopotamia.
What are drought and uncontrollable flooding.
300
These are the groups of people who were forced to fight in the army during times of war. (4 total)
Who are merchants, artisans, farmers and fishermen?
300
This is what the used the top of the Ziggurat for.
What is "they believed gods lived there".
400
This is the purpose of the arch.
What is "to add strength and beauty to buildings"?
400
This is a person who could make jewelry, weapons, cups and mirrors.
What is an artisan?
400
These are the four parts of the irrigation system which helped Mesopotamia fix its geographical/climate problems.
What are dams, levees, canals and reservoirs?
400
These are four responsibilities of the king (there are 6).
What is 1.) enforcing laws 2.) collecting taxes 3.) building temples 4.) maintaining irrigation systems 5.) leading the army 6.) appointing officials
400
This is the reason why crops were eventually no longer able to be grown in Mesopotamia.
What is "too much natural salt in the soil".
500
These were the 2 benefits and 2 uses of using the wheel. (4 total)
What is 1.) could carry heavy loads 2.) could carry longer distances 3.) Used for farmers carts. 4.) Used for chariots in the army.
500
Part 1: This is the characteristic of civilization that bound people together Part 2: This is the type that Sumerians used.
What is religion?...What is polytheism?
500
These are the 8 modern day countries of the Middle East that make up the area where Mesopotamia was located.
What are Iraq, Iran, Israel, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria & Egypt?
500
This is why a social structure is important to a civilization.
What is "keeping it organized and giving different people different jobs"
500
This is the nickname for the area where Mesopotamia was located because it was in a place that was good for growing crops.
What is Fertile Crescent?
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