history and government
What type of government did Mesopotamia have?
The type of government they had was a monarchy (meaning kings and queens ruled)
What toys did kids play with during this time? (name 1)
They played with spinning tops, rattles, jump rope, hoops, and balls. these were not advanced toys.
What jobs could they have? (name 2)
Men were only allowed jobs so women had to stay home. There were multiple jobs people could have done. They could have been farmers, doctors, soldiers, fishermen, brick makers, and carters.
What religion did the Mesopotamians believe in?
They were Polytheistic and believed in multiple gods. Every city in Mesopotamia had their own god representing their city.
What did Mesopotamians eat?
They ate various types of food like dairy, fruit, meat, fish, soup, and much more. Other than that their diet was mainly based on Barley.
History's earliest author (from Mesopotamia)
His name is Enheduanna
What instruments did Mesopotamians play? (name 1)
They played the lyres, lutes, hand-held drums, harps, rattles and many more.
What did the Mesopotamians use for to travelling (name 1)
They used sailboat to travel in rivers. They invented the wheel and they used it to transport goods.
What was the relationship between the gods and the Mesopotamians?
They believed, Mesopotamians were created as labourers by Gods. They have to keep the Gods satified by making statues and buildings fr God and worshioing them often. They belived when the Goad are happy, Gold will hold off the chaos and disataters from their cities.
What did Mesopotamians live in?
They live houses build with bricks and mud. They made them out of bricks because that readily available and easily manufaturable to them as they lived by the rivers. To secure the bricks together they use mud. The roofs were flat and made of dirt. They were supported by strong beams.
What does the code of the Hammurabi mean?
"A eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" metaphorically, it is the first rule book filled with laws for Mesopotamians.
What sports did Mesopotamians play? (name 1)
They did boxing, hunting, wrestling, bowling, and rugby.
How did the Mesopotamians make medications?
They made multiple creams and pills. They used their logical thiking to create new medications and wrote their reciepes on clay slabs. They measured and combined the ingrediants and their healing powers.
Each Mesopotamian city had its own patron god or goddess. False or true?
True
What type of clothing did Mesopotamians wear?
The men wore kilt-like skirts and the women wore longer dresses. They liked to wear lots of jewelry. Both men and women wore make-up.
Why did Mesopotamia end?
Because the farming got ruined by the two river water quality change and haverst contaminated nd food didt turn out to be good anymore. because of that people start to move out of Mesapotamia. Then other empires took over the cities got and started geting ruled over.
What did Mesopotamians use to draw and write?
They used clay slabs and sharp tools. They wrote Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform language. It is one of the earliest systems of writing.
How did Mesopotamians create and use maps?
Maps were simple sketches drawn on clay tablets. They helped the Mesopotamians navigate.
How did the Mesopotamians worship their gods?
They built dedicated structures called Ziggurats to their Gods. Inside, there were carved stones that resembles praying person. They were created placed by people in mesoptamia.
What did women do daily?
They took care of the kids and cooked for the family. All house work was upon the the women. The women did not have as much freedom as the men.
Mesopotamia means...
Land between two rivers. The two rivers are called Tigris and Euphrates. The two rivers helped create the fertile crescent.
Why did the Mesopotamians make art and sculptures? (name 1 reason)
The main reason was to glorify the gods with their arts. They also do art to create important Aand useful things for their daily life. for example, things like pots, clothing, and weapons.
How did Mesopotamians tell time?
Their base number was 60. They create 60-second minutes and 60-minute hour. They also built a special device that helps tell time according to where the sun it, using the possition of the shadow at the time of the day.
Who were the 7 gods of Mesopotamia?
The 7 gods were An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, and Inanna.
What did men do daily?
They had jobs so they could earn money or their currency for the family. It would be more likely for the men to work as farmers.