Social groups
Irrigation
Writing
Trading
Mixed
100
What were the four groups in the pyramid?
King, elite, free people, slaves.
100
Why would people plant crops near rivers?
For easy access to water to water the crops and the land would be more fertile.
100
What kind of writing did they use in Mesopotamia?
They used a writing called cuneiform.
100
Did Mesopotamians trade?
Yes Mesopotamians trade.
100
Why did they trade?
To get products that did not exist or that are scarce in Mesopotamia.
200
Was the kings power inherited? True or false?
True.
200
What was the time of the year known for flooding?
During the spring.
200
Did the writing back then consist of letters?
No. The writing was drawings or symbols.
200
Who did the trading in Mesopotamia?
The merchants did the trading in Mesopotamia.
200
What were the uses of cuneiform writing?
To count, bags of grain, farm animals, products that were bought and sold. For contracts recording the sale of houses or slaves. Lists of proper nouns and other words. For literacy texts. To transcribe sons etc. For the code of laws.
300
Who were the slaves?
Prisoners of war.
300
What was the use in having a dike?
They were used to prevent canal water from flooding cultivated land.
300
How did they read cuneiform writing?
They read cuneiform writing left to right.
300
Who did Mesopotamians trade with?
The Mesopotamians traded with other Mesopotamian cities and other people living outside of Mesopotamia.
300
How long did it take to invent cuneiform writing?
It took around a 1000 years
400
Give two examples of someone that could be one of the free people?
Preists, craftspeople, peasents, merchants, soliders and civil servants.
400
Are dikes still used today? True or false?
True.
400
Approximately how many symbols existed?
There was approximately 700 symbols.
400
What were the main goods traded?
Agricultural products, wood, and ore.
400
Approximately how many major cities did Mesopotamia have?
Mesopotamia had approximately 10 major cities.
500
What was the job of the elite?
The elite advised the king and carried out his commands.
500
What is a reservoir?
A reservoir was used to store floodwater and that water was used during a drought.
500
When did they create writing?
They created writing in 3500BC.
500
What were the two main civilizations Mesopotamia traded with?
Hittites and Canaanites.
500
Why were the cities surrounded by walls?
The Mesopotamian cities were surrounded by walls for safety of people, tools, and the goods.
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