Inventions
What type of calendar did the mesopotamians create?
Seven day calendar
What was the top position in Ancient Mesopotamian society?
Kings
Where did the Mesopotamians worship?
Ziggurat
Land between two rivers
Mesopotamia
Who was the king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
What is the name of the Mesopotamian writing?
cuneiform
Who acted/had a special connection with the Gods in Mesopotamia?
Priests
What is the name of the god of heaven for Mesopotamia?
Anu
Where is Mesopotamia located to date
Iraq
Who is Marduk?
God of Babylon
What is the name of the invention that they used to water their crops?
Irrigation/canal
Who created the famous code used in ancient mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
What is Enki the god of?
The god of water/ shaper of the world
Name the two rivers that Mesopotamia was between
Euphrates and Tigris
What was Mesopotamia also known as??
Fertile Crescent
What is the name of the Justice system that they created?
Code of Hammurabi
What did scribes do in Mesopotamia?
Wrote
False
What are civilisations called near rivers
River valley civilisations
Who was the third highest in the social rankings?
Nobles
What is the name of a transportation used to travel?
The chariot
Who were the people responsible for farming?
Farmers
What is Enlil the god of?
God of air, wind and storms
Name two major cities in Ancient Mesopotamia
Babylon, Nineveh, Ur, Uruk,
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers