Geography
Environmental Challenges
Inventions
Leaders and Empires
Vocabulary
100
Why is Mesopotamia known as “The Land Between Two Rivers”?
It was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
100
True or False? Unpredictable flooding never caused the crops of the Fertile Crescent to be washed out.
False
100
What is the name of the Sumerian’s system of writing?
Cuneiform
100
Who set up the world’s first empire?
Sargon
100
Building, walls, waterways and ditches to bring water to the where needed is called?
Irrigation
200
Why is Mesopotamia known as the fertile crescent?
The soil was rich and healthy in the region and the land area was shaped like a crescent.
200
What was an effect to the people of Mesopotamia when there were long periods of time without rain?
*Crops failed to grow * The Sumerians built a system of irrigation.
200
True or False Paleolithic people invented the wagon wheel.
False
200
Worlds first step towards a "fair" justice system was...?
Hammurabi's code of laws
200
A person who is considered part god and part human is called a?
demigod
300
What do the Tigris and Euphrates river flow into?
The Persian Gulf
300
What was the benefit for the Sumerians from unpredictable flooding.
Provided rich soil/silt for farming which led to large, healthy crops.
300
The Sumerian’s developed a number system . What was this system based on?
60
300
True or False? People in the upper class in Sumer included kings, artisans, and enslaved people.
False...For a bonus 300 points who was in the upper class?
300
Complex societies with cities, government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system is a?
Civilization
400
What sea is located to the west of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
400
What did the Sumerians use to build the walls around their city-states to protect themselves from invaders?
Mud Bricks
400
Which Sumerian development was based on the cycles of the moon?
The 12 month calendar
400
What did King Nebuchadnezzar build because his wife was homesick?
Hanging Gardens
400
Define empire
One person ruling over land that once wasn't theirs.
500
Sumer is located in what part of Mesopotamia? Your answer will contain a cardinal direction.
North of The Persian Gulf and in the southern area of the region known as Mesopotamia.
500
Mesopotamia had limited natural resources, how were they able to obtain the materials they needed that did not occur naturally in their environment?
Trade
500
Name the three most important Sumerian Achievements and tell WHY those achievements are so significant.
1. 2. 3. 4.
500
The Assyrians built a vast empire in Mesopotamia using their skills as ferocious warriors. What did they form to help protect their empire from invaders?
To defend their land, the Assyrians built a large army. For a bonus 500 points, why was the Assyrian army successful? (You need BOTH reasons)
500
Define polytheism
A religious believe system with more than one god.
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