Mesopotamian People/Groups
Who wrote the Code of Laws?
Hammurabi
When did people move to the fertile crescent?
8000 BCE
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform?
Why was war typically fought over?
Resources
Whats a nickname for the area in which Mesopotamia was settled?
The Fertile Crescent
What epic king lived through a flood, killed his BFF, and had a pet lion?
Gilgamesh
Why did the gods flood the earth?
Where did Mesopotamians go to worship?
the ziggurat
What culture invented beer, the wheel, math, chariots, and so much more?
Sumer
A period without rain is a...
Drought
Who was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon the Great
By when was Uruk a walled-in and developed city?
3000 BCE
What style of living first arose in Mesopotamia?
Cities
Where is modern-day Mesopotamia
Iraq
Wheat and goats
What culture invented writing?
Sumerians
What allowed farmers to overcome droughts?
Irrigation
What invention helped chariots (and later, cars) go faster?
The Wheel
What were 3 civilizations in Mesopotamia we've mentioned?
Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, Babylon
"An __ for an __, a ___ for a ___"
An EYE for an EYE, a TOOTH for a TOOTH
What class of people arose as a result of the agricultural revolution?
slaves
When did writing start?
Why were craftsmen and artisans able to exist?
Stable farming allowed all to eat if they provided to the city
Between what rivers was Mesopotamia settled?
What major contribution makes Mesopotamia the "Cradle of Civilization"
Cities--an end to the Nomadic lifestyle (unless you're the Mongols)