Region
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
Ziggurat
An independent city with political and economic control of the surrounding land
city-state
The region of land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is known as
Mesopotamia
True or False:
People remained in the social class they were born in
True
The Two rivers of mesopotamia is called _____
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamians were polytheistic, meaning they worshiped _______ gods
many
For defense, each city-state was surrounded by this
giant wall
Melting snow from the mountains brought nutrients down to the plain in the form of destructive floods creating.....
Silt
Name 3 types of people that are in upper class
Kings, priests, soldiers, nobles, civil servants
Most of what we know about Mesopotamia is from the hard work and digging of these people
(Spelling Counts)
Archeologists
Natural disasters, crop failures, droughts. Mesopotamians believed these happened because
The gods caused them because they were angry and not satisfied
In order to get resources they did not have, cities needed to do this...
trade
Mesopotamians harnessed the destructive power of floods by using
irrigation
The middle class consisted of of these types of people
Merchants, scribes, metal and leather workers, etc
artisans
These war vehicles were only possible to make after the wheel was invented
chariots
The role of a priest was to...
To lead religious ceremonies, rituals, and sacrifices to keep the gods happy
In the center of a city you could find a temple and this
palace
What did these two rivers provide Mesopotamians?
Water, agriculture, transportation
People became slaves in Mesopotamia by being this
Captured in war, criminals, or being in debt
The first writing system
(Spelling counts)
cuneiform
Before kings, ______ ruled Mesopotamian city-states
Priests
Sometimes city-states joined forces to work together, this is known as an . . .
Alliance
Mesopotamia can be found in this region of the world
South-West Asia
Or
Southern Iraq
A society where men have more power
Patriarchy
When a king dies, his son takes his place
Hereditary