Meso Vocab
A place where ancient sumerians worshipped their gods and had religious ceremonies
What is a ziggurat
Irrigation
2 rivers that make the fertile crescent so fertile
Tigris and the Euphrates (and nile)
What is one thing that each city state had?
Its own god, own walls
What continent do we live on?
North America
The belief or worship in more than one god
What is Polytheism
Sumerians used this to spread out their seeds more efficiently. It was better than spreading seeds by hand.
What is a seed funnel.
What happens every spring that brings good nutrients to the soil?
The rivers flood and deposit good soil
How did kingship happen? (how did they decide who would be king?)
The priest would fine someone to lead the military and if that leader was successful they would get to be king
Washington DC
This geographical area of fertile land in the middle East stretching from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates River.
What is the fertile crescent?
The people of Mesopotamia were the first to use writing to communicate-- what did they write on?
What are clay tablets?
How did sumerians get miles of water from rivers to fields?
The dug canals
What did the Sumerians invent that made it easier to trade?
The wheel and the sailboat.
Any place in latin america
A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
What is a city state
List one of the discoveries the people of Mesopotamia made with time * hint* how did they split it up?
Divided an hour into 60 mins and eact minute into 60 seconds.
What is the fertile crescent like in the summer?
Very dry and there are droughts
What did the people of Mesopotamia trade their crops for? (Hint, they had a lot of fertile soil but they did not have...)
Name 2 Oceans fo the world
Pacific Atlantic Indian Arctic
The Sumerian writing system
What is cuneiform?
What metal did the people of Mesopotamia invent?
what is bronze
What is the name of the rich soil that comes from the mountains that is carried by the rivers?
What is silt?
What did the Sumerians believe about the gods?
List all seven continents
North America South america Europe Asia Australia Africa Antartica