Geography
What place is called "The Cradle of Civilization"?
Mesopotamia
Is Sumer a civilization or an empire?
civilization
Name one invention from Mesopotamia.
Irrigation systems or writing or bronze tools/weapons or calendar or ziggurats
True or False: Civilizations in Mesopotamia believed the gods gave power to the king.
True
True or False: Sumer was the first empire of Mesopotamia.
False. The Akkadian Empire was the first empire of Mesopotamia.
Is Mesopotamia a civilization or a region?
Region
Who was the leader of the Assyrian Empire?
a) King Hammurabi
b) King Nebuchadnezzar
c) The Assyrian Army
d) Gilgamesh
c) The Assyrian Army
What is cuneiform?
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians around 3,000 BC, using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets
Who was the king of Babylon?
King Hammurabi
What is another word for agriculture?
Farming
Name the two rivers that frames the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia).
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River
What is the difference between a city-state and an empire?
A city-state is independently run, while an empire rules over multiple city states.
What is a scribe?
a professional writer in ancient Sumer
Mesopotamian religions believed in many gods. What word describes the kind of religion they had?
a) Christian
b) polytheistic
c) monotheistic
d) they did not have a religion
b) polytheistic
Who was the most power individual after the king?
a) farmer
b) merchant
c) priest
d) slave
c) priest
Why is the area of Mesopotamia referred to as the Fertile Crescent?
the land was known for rich farmland
List one of the two modern law practices that we adopted from Hammurabi's Code.
Innocent until proven guilty or the right to a fair trial
On what medium, or material, did scribes write?
Cuneiform was written onto clay tablets.
What is a civilization?
A civilization is an organized society with social, political, and cultural systems
Define social class.
how people are organized in a society-the most powerful on top, the less powerful towards the bottom
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in which three present day countries?
Kuwait, Iraq, and Syria
Draw a timeline of the 5 civilizations of Mesopotamia.
Sumerians
Akkadians [2300-2100 BCE]
Babylonians [1800-1595 BCE]
Assyrians [900-600 BCE]
Chaldean or Neo-Babylonians [600-539 BCE]
List and explain two reasons why the development of writing was so important.
1) Record keeping
2) Increased communication
3) Increased education rate
The Code of Hammurabi was similar to others of its time, covering topics such as liability, malpractice, trade, and minimum wage. How was Hammurabi's Code different from those of its time?
Draw the social pyramid of Mesopotamia (label 3/5 correctly).
King
Government officials/priests
Scribes, Merchants, and Artisans
Farmers and Slaves