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Mesopotamia is the Greek word meaning____________.
between the rivers
What were ziggurats connected to?
religion
What plant was very important to the Mesopotamians?
reed
A type of writing that used pictures to symbolized words or phrases.
pictogram
the practice of one person owning another person
slavery
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
A form of writing invented in Southern Mesopotamia.
cuneiform
How did the Mesopotamians use reeds? (2 examples)
to build houses, boats and a tool for writing
method of watering crops
irrigation
a craftsperson such as a weaver or potter
artisan
Why was irrigation so important to Mesopotamia?
The received very little rainfall.
a huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms
ziggurat
How did the Mesopotamians make bricks?
They mixed mud and straw and dried the bricks in the sun.
an area of flat land
plain
What means to dig up something?
excavate
Mesopotamia was located in area known as what today?
Iraq
a professional writer
scribe
Name three types of crops the Mesopotamians grew.
barley, millet, turnips, cucumbers, wheat, apples garlic lettuce
a group of people in a complex, organized society.
civilization
A city with it own individual form of government?
city-state
What was the main crop that was grown in Mesopotamia?
barley
rich, good for growing
fertile
Mesopotamia is known as one of the first ancient _______________________.
civilizations
an area of high flat land
plateau
Why were neighboring lands so important to Mesopotamia?
They relied on them for natural resources.