Introduction
Where is Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Uphrates
The wheel
Ancient
What type of soil was in Mesopotamia?
Silt
What did Mesopotamians build out of clay bricks?
Ziggurat
What is a monarchy?
Kings and Queens
How old is Mesopotamia?
12,000 years old
Mesopotamia
Ancient
How did Mesopotamians get water to their crops?
Irrigation systems
What surrounded many of the ziggurats?
Water/Moat
What is an artisan?
Someone who makes things
What was the most popular grain that was grown in Mesopotamia?
Barley
New York State
Old
What is the name of the agricultural region in which Mesopotamia was developed?
Where did families bury their dead?
What is a scribe
Someone who writes
What is one innovation made by the Mesopotamians?
Wheel, city states, paved roads, cuneiform
The internet
New
What rose out of the soil/water after many years of farming?
Salt
Towers and walls
Who was at the top of the social class pyramid in Mesopotamia?
Kings and Priests
What is the name of the ancient form of Sumerian writing?
Cuneiform
Your grandparents
Old
What does the word surplus mean?
An excess amount
What did Mesopotamians make their furniture out of?
Wood
Who was in the middle of the social class pyramid in Mesopotamia
Artisans, scribes, farmers, merchants