Geography
The Fertile Crescent was a good area for....
All laws were determined by...
the king.
True or False: Cuneiform is a language with an alphabet.
False! It is a writing script!
Who received the Ten Commandments from God?
Moses
Give an example of movement from Mesopotamia.
True or False: Mesopotamia means “land between two rivers”
True!
What was the name of the temple building in the center of the city-state?
a Ziggurat
Who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy in Mesopotamia?
Who was Abraham? What name did he have?
"Father" of the Jewish nation
Give an example of region from Mesopotamia. (This is a trick question!)
Mesopotamia is it's own region! You could also say the Middle East.
Why was the Fertile Crescent also NOT a good area?
It was a flat, open plain, so it was hard to defend themselves.
Why did Nebuchadnezzar II build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
As a gift for his wife
What were their homes made out of?
Abraham believed in one God. This is called what?
Monotheism
Give an example of location from Mesopotamia. (Relative location)
Located in present day Iraq, Syria, and Turkey (Middle East). Near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and East of the Mediterranean Sea.
What are the names of the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia? *Spelling counts!*
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What was Sargon of Akkad such an important king?
He created the very first empire in recorded history.
What was the name of the earliest writing system that began in Mesopotamia? *Spelling counts!*
Cuneiform
According to the Mesopotamian religious practices, they believed in more than one god. This is called...
Polytheism
Give an example of human-environment interaction from Mesopotamia.
People depended on the river for food, water, transportation, etc.
People made their homes out of mud because that's the resources they had available.
People were able to grow an abundance of food because of the fertile land.
What are the 4 ways that rivers support life?
1. Drinking water
2. Irrigation
3. Food
4. Transportation/Travel/Trade
Why were the Law of Hammurabi so significant? List 2 points.
2. First time laws were applied to everyone.
Explain how we still use the Base 60 model today.
60 seconds/minute, 60 minutes/hour, 360 degree circle,
Compare the 10 Commandments to the Laws of Hammurabi. Name one similarity and one difference.
Similarities: Both were applied to everyone, both were written down, both explain what you should or shouldn't do.
Differences: 10 Commandments were fewer, less strict, Laws of Hammurabi were unfair sometimes (from our perspective)
Give an example of place from Mesopotamia. (*Remember: What is it like? Physical and human features.)
Physical Features: Fertile land, plants grow well here, two rivers go through the region,
Human Features: A city-state with a ziggurat, administrative buildings, palaces, houses made of mud