geography
What does Mesapotamia mean
The land between two rivers
Who made the first written laws
King Hammurabi
What was a Ziggurat in Mesopotamia
A temple honoring each cities god
Which civilization was the first two develop writing on clay tablets.
sumeranians
What type of clothing did people wear in ancient Mesopotamia.
Sheepskin or wool
What 2 rivers did the people of Mesopotamia find that provided early settlers with a very desirable place to live.
Tigris and Ephurates
How was the government split up in the empire?
City-states
What did a Ziggurat look like
A step pyramid with a flat top.
What technology did they take advantage of to make strong weapons and tools
Iron making
What first accrued that changed the lives of people living in Mesopotamia.
They began to form large cities and towns
Name 4 of the modern day countries make up the fertile crescent
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and parts of Turkey and Iran
How many laws did Hummurabi have in his code
282
What is the meaning of Polytheistic
It means people worshipped many gods.
What number did the Mesapotamians civilizations uses the base for there number system.
60
What were the homes made out of in mesomotamia
Mud Bricks
What's the capital of Mesopotamia?
babylon
How is the Hummurabi code best described
An eye for an eye justice
What did the priests do at the Ziggurat.
They sacrificed to the gods.
Name 4 major achievements in mesopotamia.
Writing, Medicine, The wheel, Technology, astronomy, pottery wheel , irrigation for crops, bronze metal, 12 month calendar, looms to create cloth and wool, and number system and sail boats.
What types of people were in the middle class of Mesopotamia.
Artisans,Merchants,farmers, and fishers.
Name 3 cities in Sumar
Eridu, Uruk, Ur, Larsa, Isin, Adab, Kullah, Lagash, Nipper and Kish
Name 4 different empires that existed in Mesopotamia.
Sumerians, babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, romans and Ottomans
Why did people offer gifts to the gods
To show loyalty and devotion to the gods.
How did Mesapotamians travel on water.
They built boats
Name 4 jobs people could get in Mesopotamia.
Craftsman, Merchants, Farmers, Civil Servants, Scribes, Priests and fishers.