Mesopotamia
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
What are the two substances cuneiform is written on?
Stone and clay
Which invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots?
Wheels
What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or people with lots of money.
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 was the main purpose of dams and reservoirs?
To use water for later use
Two types of people who could attend schools in Mesopotamia
The rich and boys
Mesopotamia did not have much of these natural resources....(2)
timber and stone
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Civilization
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What are two of Hammaurabi's laws?
Answers may vary
What did the people of Mesopotamia use as medicine?
Plants and herbs
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
What is a hierarchy?
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Diverting water from one area to the next for the purpose of farming
What is irrigation
The Sumerians were a civilization but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
One government ruled several groups
Who united all of Mesopotamia under one leader?
Who is Sargon I
What did the Akkadians use steles for?
Record written events
What geographic challenges that lead to the rise of the city-states in Mesopotamia?
1. Food Shortages
2. Uncontrollable Water Supply
3. Building and Maintaining Irrigation
4. Attacks by neighboring communities
How did the Akkadians get the resources to build up their capital city?
Took tribute from other groups of people