inventions
round moving tool
wheel
who ruled
preists
belief in multiple gods
polyethism
what country is mesopotamia in
iraq
what was it called
cuneiform
plant waterer
irrigation
who was at the bottom of the social hierarchy?
slaves
where did they worship gods?
ziggurats
what rivers surround it
Tigris and Euphrates
what was it made of
clay
plant digger
plow
who was in the middle of the social hierarchy?
government officials
how did they worship gods?
sacrifices and statues
what did these rivers do
flood and bring nutrient-rich soil
what was it comprised of
triangles
tells what day it is
calendar
who was the second lowest in the social hierarchy?
merchants and farmers
who was allowed in the ziggurats?
priests
how did they control the water?
irrigation
how was it solidified?
heat
moves with the wind
sail
who was the third highest in the social hierarchy?
Nobles
who was the most important Mesopotamian god
Anu
how large was it
25,000 sq km
what was written on it
epic of gilgamesh