Mesopotamia
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
What are the two substances cuneiform is written on?
Stone and clay
what does Ziggurat actually mean?
to build high
What is a hierarchy?
A system or power or authority
Exchange of goods and services without using money is called what?
What is Barter
What is the fertile crescent?
land that was good for crops to grow from Egypt to Iraq
Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
The beliefs, customs, foods, traditions, education, arts, and behaviors of a group of people
What is Culture
What are two aspects of life that were governed by Hammaurabi's laws?
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What civilization's language has not been deciphered?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Civilization
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or nobility
What did people use to write cunieform?
stylus or shaped reeds
What did the change to farming effect the most in Mesopotamia?
Social classes - rich vs. poor
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What type of people would be found in the lowest level of a stratified society?
Labourers and slaves
Name two things that people in Mesopotamia used writing for.
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Diverting water from one area to the next for the purpose of farming
What is irrigation
What was the Code of Hammurabi
a set of rules or laws
What was the writing of the Nile River Valley called?
hieroglyphs
What did the people of Mesopotamia believe caused illnesses and disease, and crop failure?
the gods
The way people spend and make money is called what?
What is the Economy
A complex society with many different characteristics, such as a working government, laws, and social classes
What is a civilization