Mesopotamia
What does city-state mean?
independent state with its government and traditions
To tame animals and plants for human use is what?
Domesticate or Domestication
Temple of the Gods is called
Ziggurat
Name of Professional writer and record keeper.
A Scribe
Common building material used in Mesopotamia
Mud Bricks
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
SPECIAL CHOICE: How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code? This is a guess and if you are the closest to the answer, you get it!
252 laws
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"land between the rivers"
King Nebuchadnezzar ruled which city-state?
Babylon
Mesopotamia is located on which continent?
Asia
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 society?
Kings or Priest/Priestess.
The first written body of laws to organize society?
Hammurabis Code
What are the 4 main parts to the Social Class Pyramid?
King, Priests/Priestess/Artisans/Merchants, Farmers/skilled workers, enslaved people
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What type of people would be found in the lowest level of a society?
Laborers and slaves
Who could communicate with the gods?
Priests
What is irrigation
Bringing water from one area to the next for the purpose of farming (RIVER to CITY/FARMS)
If Gilgamesh ruled around 2800BCE, how long ago is that from today?
What is 4826 years
Who united all of Mesopotamia under one leader?
Who is Sargon I
What is the Sumerian's main form of religion? Hint: "Belief in more than one God"
polytheism
World's first civilization? Can be two different answers.
Sumer or Ur
A complex society with many different characteristics, such as a working government, laws, and social classes
What is a civilization