Geography
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Mesopotamia means
What did Mesopotamians build to bring water to crops?
Irrigation canals
Who created the first written code of laws?
King Hammurabi
What kind of houses did most people live in?
Mud-brick houses
Name one thing Mesopotamia gave to later civilizations.
Writing, laws, cities, farming systems
Name the two rivers that border Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Name one crop grown in Mesopotamia.
Grew whet, barley, dates, and vegetables.
What was a famous rule from Hammurabi’s Code?
“An eye for an eye”
Name one job people had in Mesopotamia.
Farmer, trader, priest, scribe
Why is Mesopotamia called the “Cradle of Civilization”? →
Because it was one of the first civilizations in history
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A region of rich soil shaped like a crescent
Why was farming important for Mesopotamian cities?
It provided food for people to live in cities
Why were Hammurabi’s laws written on stone?
So everyone could see and know the rules
Mesopotamians believed in many gods. What is this called?
Polytheism
Name one-way Mesopotamian achievements still affect us today.
Writing, laws, farming, calendars
In what modern country is Mesopotamia mostly located
Iraq
How did farming affect the growth of Mesopotamian cities?
It provided enough food for more people, allowing cities to grow
Around what year was Hammurabi’s Code created?
1754 BCE