Vocabulary
Geography
Social Classes
Empires of Mesopotamia
Achievements
100
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
The two rivers that were vital to the development of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigiris and Euphrates Rivers?
100
The bottom of the Mesopotamian social class pyramid
Who are the slaves?
100
Created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who are the Chaldeans?
100
This tool broke through soil and was used by farmers; helped increase farm production.
What is the plow?
200
The large arc of fertile farmland that includes the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
Digging canals and ditches as a way to control water supply to crops and farmland.
What is irrigation?
200
The top of the Mesopotamian social class pyramid.
Who are the priests and kings?
200
First set of written laws
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
This was the world's first system of writing and was used to keep business records
What is cuneiform?
300
The world's first system of writing; originally used to keep track of business records.
What is cuneiform?
300
This large body of water sits to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This group traded spices, fabric, and gold and wore fine clothing.
Who are the wealthy merchants?
300
Known for being fierce warriors
Who are the Assyrians?
300
This tool was developed for use with carts to make things easier to transport
What is the wheel?
400
A long poem that tells the story of military victories or heroes.
What is an epic?
400
This body of water sits to the southeast of Mesopotamia; the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into it.
What is the Persian Gulf?
400
This group worked for the king and helped with the daily work of the government
Who are the scribes and government workers?
400
Developed the world's first alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians?
400
Examples of this include ziggurats, large palaces and smaller houses in a city, outdoor columns
What is Mesopotamian architecture?
500
A pyramid-shaped temple; religious centers of Mesopotamian cities.
What is a ziggurat?
500
The translated meaning of "Mesopotamia"
What is "between the rivers"?
500
This group was directly above the slaves and included laborers and farmers.
Who are the working class?
500
Inventors of the chariot
Who are the Hittites?
500
This invention helped divide circles into 360 degrees, and it helped us divide years into 12 months.
What is base-60 math?
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