Mesopotamia Geography
What two rivers was Mesopotamia located between?
"The Tigris River and The Euphrates River".
Where did the gods live.
At the top of the ziggurats.
What was the wheel made of?
Wood.
Who created the first set of written laws?
Hammurabi
What did the Mesopotamians Trade?
Across mediterranean sea, red sea, Persian Gulf, India
This term means “the land between the rivers.”
Mesopotamia
What did the Mesopotamia believe about shooting stars.
That shooting stars were the cow of sin or nana the horned moon god
What did the Mesopotamians use for farming?
The plow
What did the kings in Mesopotamia do?
Lead the military, and deal with friendly relations with other countries and regions
What did they use for money
Gold, silver, and bronze
The fertile crescent is between which two large bodies of water.
The Fertile Crescent is located between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the southeast.
what did the Mesopotamians call the afterlife
The land of no return.
What was the Writing called?
Cuneiform.
How where the kings in Mesopotamia chosen?
By the city gods Patron god.
what did the Mesopotamians trade and who with?
traded grain and cloth with India.
what continent is Mesopotamia in.
Mesopotamia is located on the continent of Asia, primarily in the region that is now modern-day Iraq and parts of Syria, Turkey, and Iran
what did the Mesopotamians believe the Gods did For Them?
Gave them water, Wisdom, and Fertility.
Why did children want to go to school
They had a better chance of getting a Job
Who was the first person to Declare Themselves as king of babylon?
Sin--muballit
how did they get around to trade?
wooden carts, boats, caravans, donkeys
Which major civilization occupied the most territory in Mesopotamia?
The Neo-Assyrian Empire controlled the most extensive territory in Mesopotamia.
What did the priest do?
Make sure The gods were happy.
what the wheel was originally made of.
Stone
Who names ends with h and ends with I (Hint: sixth king).
Hammurabi
make a frozen scene about trade in mesopotamia
any answers work as long as class understands what being shown