Vocabulary
What is irrigation?
A means of supplying land with water
What are the names of the two rivers that Mesopotamia is located next to?
Tigris and Euphrates
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
Which groups of people are considered upper class?
Kings and priests
Who is the emporer of the first empire?
What is a city-state?
an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
Where did people go to worship their gods?
A ziggurat
What is the name for Mesopotamia writing?
Cuneiform
Which groups of people are considered middle class?
Merchants, artistans, farmers, and scribes
What is the name of the first empire in the world?
The Akkadian Empire
What is an Artisan?
A craftsperson, like a potter or weaver
How many gods did the people of Mesopotmia Worship?
7 and they were nature based gods
What is one famous story that was written in cuneiform?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What is the purpose of a ziggurat?
It is where people worshipped their gods and conducted religious practices and sacrafices
What is the name of the emporer that created the first set of laws?
Hammurabi
What is a scribe?
A person who writes
What is another name for the land where Mesopotmia sits?
The Fertile Crescent
What invention led to easier transports of goods?
The wheel
Who did people think chose their kings?
By the gods
How many years did the Akkadian empire last?
250 years
What is Polythesism?
The belief of more than one god
How did the location of Mesopotamia impact civilization?
Mesopotmia was on fertile land and near two rivers meaning great for farming and trade
What other countries did Mesopotamia trade with?
Egypt and Pakistan
How did someone become a slave in Mesopotamia?
They were captured by another nation or owed money
What building did emporer Nebuchadnezzar have built?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon