Mesopotamia
What physical feature made southern Mesopotamia ideal for farming?
a flat plain between rivers
Why might an irrigation system help a civilization become more advanced?
An irrigation system allows a civilization to farm in drier conditions.
An irrigation system helps to keep a consistent flow of water allowing a civilization to develop in size and complexity.
An irrigation system allows for more resources to trade to other civilizations in order to help improve their own.
Which conclusion can be drawn from the information in the chart?
Priests held authority over all other groups in Sumerian society
How did the Phoenicians use the stars?
to establish directions at sea
What do you call it when you believe in only one God?
Monotheism
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was...
between two rivers
Which statement best explains the most likely reason for the growth of cities?
The domestication of plants and animals
Hammurabi is remembered for establishing...
A code of law
What did the Phoenicians use to communicate complex ideas in writing?
Alphabet
The technology of __________________________ required early farmers to control water from rivers and lakes to use for their crops.
irrigation
Ancient Mesopotamia is also known as:
a. the "gift of the nile"
b. the land of the free and home of the brave
c. the "land of the rising sun"
d. the Fertile Crescent
The fertile crescent
Which of the following statements about religion in Mesopotamia are true? (2 answers)
Religion was polytheistic
Ziggurats were temples
Which jobs were held by women? (3 jobs)
Caregivers
Priestesses
Writers
How did conquered people react to Cyrus the Great’s treatment of them?
They adopted Persian culture
What is a small, self governing, state that includes the surrounding villages and farmland?
city-state
Which two bodies of water were MOST important to the people of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What is the name of the green area on this map?
The Fertile Crescent
What did Hammurabi's Code allow his citizens to do?
Know the punishment for specific crimes
Why was it important that Hammurabi’s Code was written down?
People could view each law themselves
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which larger body of water?
Persian Gulf
What is deposited into the sand when the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers when they flood each year, making it possible to grow crops in the desert?
Silt
How would you describe the climate of Mesopotamia?
hot and dry
Correctly level the social hierarchy from top to bottom
Kings and Queens
Priests and priestessess
Craftspeople, merchants, traders
Farmers and lalborers
Slaves
What was an effect of more productive farming in Mesopotamia?
Different workers could specialize in performing particular task
What language was invented in Mesopotamia that use wedge shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets?
Cuneiform