Writing/Technology
The very bottom of the social structure.
What are slaves.
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower.
What is a ziggurat.
When the Tigris and the Euphrates would flood, a fine soil would be left behind. What is this fine mixture of soil and tiny rocks called?
silt?
Why did Mesopotamians build walls around their city-states
For protection
This class includes farmers and fishermen.
Mesopotamia is located in what larger, arc shaped region of fertile farmland?
the Fertile Crescent?
Who were the first to develop a system of written laws?
The Sumerians
Why did the ziggurats have a staircase going from the top to the bottom?
Clay
King, priests, nobles, government officials
Who did the people believe lived in the ziggurats?
Gods
Because of the surplus of food that came as a result of the invention of farming, people were able to have jobs like crafters, government workers, and religious leaders. This idea is called
____ __ ____.
Irrigation
The Sumerians built large, pyramid shaped temples in order to worship their gods. These temples were called…
Ziggurats
At what level on the social pyramid are artisans and merchants?
Middle
Why did the ziggurats have a staircase going from the top to the bottom?
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who did the Sumerians believe supported their Kings?
Their Gods