Vocab Words
What is a city-state?
Cities became independent states. They raised their own crops and produced their own goods. They gained political and economic control. They have their own governents. Most city-states were protected by a large wall surrounding the city.
Define Culture
The first set of written laws
The Code of Hammurabi
What was the form of writing called?
Cuneiform
Name 3 inventions from Mesopotamia
- Wheel
- Bricks
- Metal working
- sailboats
- pottery
Drought
A long period of dry weather
The name of the building in the center of the city-state where gods were honored
Ziggurat
Who ruled the Mesopotamian Government? (.5)
Who is one of the most famous Kings in Babylonia? (.5)
Kings
King Hammurabi
These people were record keepers and writers. They would also copy documents.
Scribes
Fertile Crescent
What is Sumer?
The earliest known city in Southern Mesopotamia
Define Polytheism
Belief in many gods
True or false: Each city-state had the same government
False
Most writing from Mesopotamia was written on?
Clay Tablets
Which two rivers is Mesopotamia located between
The Tigris River and Euphrates River
What is a surplus?
An extra amount of something.
An extra supply of something
Different Social Classes
Upper: Priests, warriors, Kings,
Middle: Farmers, merchants, artisans
Lower: Enslaved people
What tye of government is ruled by a King (or queen)?
Most famous piece of writing and earliest story known in human history.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Silt
Another word for farming (.5)
How did they water their crops? (.5)
Agriculture
Irrigation
What does Mesopotamia translate to?
Land between two rivers
Why are written laws so important?
- They can be easily referenced
- every crime has a punishment
- it kept order within the society
Why is written language so important to a society? Explain.
- Avoid miscommunication
- pass down history
- record important events
- write government records and laws
Mesopotamia is located in which present-day country?
Iraq