Vocab
A system of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks etched into the clay.
What is cuneiform
A city that has its own government and rules its own territory
What is a City-state
Rich, fertile soil
What is silt
The Tigris and the Euphrates
What are the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia?
The nickname for the state of NC.
What is the Tarheel State
A skilled person who records information through writing.
Who is a scribe
They built strong armies and strong, thick walls around cities to protect the inhabitants from attack.
What did the Mesopotamian people do to protect themselves against the fights between city-states?
Methods of bringing water to areas of dry land through the use of canals, streams, troughs, pipes, etc.
What is irrigation
The land between the rivers
What Mesopotamia means
The first American to step foot on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong
A pyramid-shaped place of worship. A temple can be found at the very top.
What is a Ziggurat
They fought each other to gain more farmland.
D. Why did city-states fight each other?
They built trenches and ditches to help with the irrigation.
What did the people of Mesopotamia do to control water?
1) Kings
2) Priests
3) Craftspeople, merchants, traders
4) Farmers & laborers- large working class
\5) Slaves
What was the Sumerian Social Hierarchy?
The ocean on the West coast of the United States.
What is the Pacific Ocean
A poem that tells a story of heroic deeds- either fictional or real.
What is a epic
A large territory governed by one ruler.
What is an Empire
The nickname for the fertile arc of farmland
What is the Fertile Crescent
Social class level
What is a hierarchy
The number of continents on Earth.
What is 7
Having more of something than you actually need to survive
What is a surplus
It meant that the population of Mesopotamia grew and therefore villages and cities formed.
What did having enough food now mean for Mesopotamia?
Because it has fertile soil and a constant water supply.
Why is the fertile crescent ideal for farming?
A smaller section of territory within an empire.
What is a province
Find the value of 7 cubed or 7 to the third power.
What is 343