Mesopotamia
People who travel from place to place in search of food.
Nomads
Mesopotamia is found on this continent.
Asia
True or False: The Sumerians invented the wheel.
True
A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that help grow crops.
Silt
An amount left over after a need has been met.
Surplus
Mesopotamia is also known as the "_______ _____ ______ ________"
Land between two rivers
True or False: People settled in Mesopotamia because it was dry and cold.
False
True or False: Sumer was the 2nd known civilization developing around 3500 BCE.
False
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
City-State
A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
Scribe
This is the term referring to the taming of plants and/or animals.
Domestication
Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of...
Iraq
The people who lived in Mesopotamia were called this.
Sumerians
This is the worship of many gods.
Polytheism
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
Ziggurat
A large arc of fertile land that was good for crops to grow. (Nickname for Mesopotamia)
Fertile crescent
The two major rivers in Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This is the earliest written superhero story we know of
Epic of Gilgamesh
The writing of the Sumerians was called this
Cuneiform
A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary hero.
Epic
People settled and began communities in Mesopotamia because of this... (2 Things)
There was fertile land to grow crops and fresh water to drink.
What gulf does the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into?
The Persian Gulf
Sumerian houses were usually one story and built with ____________ bricks.
Mud
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes and streams.
Irrigation
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.
Empire