Geography
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers.
What type of religion was practiced in Mesopotamia?
Polytheism
This was the type of writing used in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Government started out as this type.
Theocracy
Having a centralized government meant that jobs became
Specialized
Name one thing that women in Mesopotamia could do that they wouldn't be allowed to do in other civilizations?
Own property, become priests, read/write, work
What are the two rivers of the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates.
What did people sacrifice to the gods?
Wine, food, and animals.
Phoenicians invented what to help with travel on the sea?
Sails
Hammurabi was king of which empire?
Babylonian
What did having a surplus mean?
More trading with other city-states.
Where would slaves be on the Social Pyramid?
Bottom
On what continent is Mesopotamia located?
Asia
Where did people in Mesopotamia worship?
Ziggurats
This Number Base System is what we still use today to tell time?
Base 60
Name a famous law from Hammurabi's Code.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
What did an artisan do?
Blacksmith, stone mason, jewelry maker
Where would priests be on the Social Pyramid?
Top
This means having extra crops to trade.
Surplus
Gods lived as _____ but were _____.
Humans, Immortal
Give two examples of things Mesopotamians learned how to build.
Arches, pyramids, columns, ramps
How was the Hittite Empire different from the Babylonian?
Very war-like but laws were less cruel than Hammurabi's Code.
Name 3 specialized jobs.
Artisans, Farmers, Merchants, Fishermen
Which of the following would be in the same social class? (Choose 3)
Artisans, Fishermen, Merchants, Farmers
Artisans, Fishermen, Farmers
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of living in the Fertile Crescent?
Advantages: Good soil, easy to irrigate, flooding watered the crops
Disadvantages: No natural protection, flooding could damage crops
What happened in the afterlife?
People turned to dust and clay.
Name of the very first story to be written down.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
How was Cyrus the Great different from other rulers?
He allowed those he conquered to keep their own ways.
Why was important to have specialized jobs?
People weren't scraping by, they could trade for things that they needed.
Which section would the Wealthy and Merchant be placed in on the Social Pyramid?
Second from the top