Vocabulary
What is a professional writer called?
A scribe
priests
Which invention made travel and transporting things easier?
The wheel
Who was found in the highest social class?
The king and his family
Mesopotamia means...
What is a temple built for the gods?
A ziggurat
It was important to keep the gods ______.
happy
Which invention was necessary to communicate during trade?
Writing
Which group of people is the poorest and least powerful?
Slaves
What are the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
The belief in more than one god
Each city in Mesopotamia had a ______________.
chief god
What number was the Sumerian number system based on?
60
Who is found in the upper class?
Priests, merchants, scribes, priestesses, artisans
What fed water to the rivers helping them flood?
The snow melting off of mountains
Form of triangular shaped writing
cuneiform
What did the gods control?
Every part of the peoples lives
Which invention produced stronger weapons?
Bronze
Who is found in the lower class with hard labor jobs?
Skilled workers and farmers
What happened to the rivers every year?
They flooded
A curved region with rich soil found in the Middle East
Fertile Crescent
What shape is a ziggurat?
Pyramid
Which farming tool helped produce more crops?
The plow
How did the people in Mesopotamia divide their society?
based on social classes
Which country is now where Mesopotamia used to be?
Iraq