Mesopotamia
King of Babylon
Hammurabi
What mountains were in Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
The belief in many gods
polytheism
city with its own government, religion and laws
city-state
Before they were farmers, people were these.
hunters and gatherers (paleolithic)
land that was good for crops to grow shaped like a boomerang or partial moon
fertile crescent
What are 3 domesticated animals of Mesopotamia?
sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, horses
What large body of water is West of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
People were divided into groups that let us know how important they were. this was called-
social classes
If a boy strikes his father then the punishment is...
His hands shall be cut off
If a man put out the eye of another man,.....
His eye shall be put out
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
civilization
What are the names of the rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What types of people would be found in the highest level of Mesopotamian society?
Kings
Taming and using animals as livestock.
domestication
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud brick temple called?
ziggurat
Mesopotamian writing system
cuneiform
The belief in only one God
Monotheism
First written code of Laws
Code of Hammurabi
Irrigation, wheel and axle, writing on clay tablets and ox-driven plows are exaples of
Technology
Hammurabi got his powers from the....
Gods
Mesopotamia is Greek for?
Land Between Two Rivers
What does till mean?
To work the land / farm the land
Money, property, and gifts that a wife's family gives to her husband when they marry
Dowry
What desert was South of Mesopotamia?
Syrian desert