Writing
Could everyone read and write in Mesopotamia?
No, only some people
food, clothing,
What was the first city in Mesopotamia?
Babylon
Who was King of Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
Did the people in Mesopotamia believe in just one god or many gods?
They believed in many gods, because they were polytheistic.
What did people in Mesopotamia write on?
clay tablets
Is the desert a good place to grow food?
No, it is too dry to grow food.
True or false Babylon was once the smallest city in the world?
False, Babylon was the biggest city in the world.
What did king Hammurabi do to help his people have water to drink?
He created reservoirs, so they always had water.
Were lions important in Mesopotamia?
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
Did people have cars to travel in Mesopotamia?
No, they had to use boats or animals to travel.
True or false the land around Mesopotamia was a desert?
True
True or false the people in Babylon did not like trade?
False, trade made it so everyone in Babylon had what they needed.
What are the laws in Mesopotamia called?
The Code of Hammurabi
True or False people in Mesopotamia used canals and reservoirs to keep water for growing food and drinking?
True, Mesopotamians used both canals and reservoirs for storing water.
What was the gate around Babylon called?
The Ishtar Gate
True or false King Nebuchadnezzar II lived many years after King Hammurabi?
true
Who invented writing?
nobody knows
What rivers are in Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What animals are on the Ishtar gate?
lions, bulls, and dragons
Who might have built the hanging gardens?
Nebuchadnezzar II