Geography
What is the land between two rivers called?
Mesopotamia
Explain the term city state
A city and its surrounding farm land
How did Hammurabi help create order in his empire? Give an example of one
Code of Law - 300 laws " eye for an eye "
Dry, Arid
Name the two rivers along which the first civilization was founded
Tigris - Euphrates
A term for a religion that has many gods (like Sumer). And what did Sumer's gods look like?
polytheistic - they looked human
Who held the highest rank in Mesopotamian society? and the lowest?
King (priest) slaves
Name of the waterways that farmers would build to water their crops
Irrigation
What is the name of the modern day country where Mesopotamia can be found
Iraq
What two natural disasters were of particular trouble for Mesopotamia
Floods - Droughts
What is cuneiform? And what aspect of civilization is it?
Writing system of Sumer - it shows Record Keeping
A form of advanced technology was invented and used for both farming and warfare in Mesopotamia
Bronze metal working
Name the two mountain ranges found near Mesopotamia
Zagros Taurus
What is a ziggurat? Give two functions that it had in Sumer
A religious building (temple)- It acted as a place of worship, and a storage center for grain. It was located in the center of the city
Besides his code - Name two scontribution Hammurabi made to his empire
Improved Irrigation - Promoted his own god - repaired temples - trained a well organized army
Explain why a surplus helps civilizations develop
Allows for people do other jobs besides farming
Name three city states in ancient Mesopotamia
Sumer, Babylon, Ur, Kush
What do you call the fine soil deposited by rivers which helps crops grow better
silt
What was the name of the first known empire, and the name of its ruler
Akkadian Empire - Sargon
Name two ways in which Mesopotamians adapted to be successful despite their environmental disadvantages