Mesopotamia
How do you pronounce "Mesopotamia"?
MESS OH PO TA ME AH
What allowed people to transport heavier items and many items together at once with more ease, made traveling easier?
The wheel
The writing used in Mesopotamia was called
Cuneiform
This allowed the Mesopotamians to build better, more durable structures.
Brick
These are places where the ancient Mesopotamians went to pray to the gods and goddesses and ask for help.
Temples
Mesopotamia is known as?
the cradle of civilization
The word Ancient means?
Very, very old
What are places where many people live and work?
Cities
These are places where many people live and work.
Cities
What is left of a building after a very long time?
Ruins
What we call a group of people who speak the same language, have the same laws, and believe the same things?
Civilization
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Civilization
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
These are people that wish to do harm to you or someone else.
Enemies
What happened when water flowed out outside the banks of the rivers onto the land nearby that was usually dry.
Flooded
Mesopotamia was between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
To protect means?
To keep people or things safe from harm.
Someone who digs up and studies objects that remain from ancient times.
Archeologist
What is planting seeds to grow food for future eating
Farming
What was very important for Mesopotamian. They did not have grocery stores, so farmers needed to grow the food that everyone ate?
Farming
What were the tools Mesopotamia's used to write.
Reeds and wet clay tablets
What is looking for, picking, or collecting one thing?
Gathering
What was Cuneiform usually written on?
Clay or stone
What is dirt that has the proper nutrients needed for plants to grow?
Rich Soil