Mesopotamia Geography
Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
In Mesopotamia, they believed in Polytheism, which means...
The belief in more than one god
This achievement allowed Sumerians to bring water to their fields
Irrigation
What king was able to create the first empire?
Sargon
How many levels were there in the Mesopotamian Social Structure?
This type of climate caused issues with farming for people in this area
Hot and dry
What did they build to honor their gods?
Ziggurats
This achievement allowed Sumerians to create food at a faster pace
Plow with funnel attachment
Kings collected these from city-states they conquered
Who belonged in the upper class?
Kings, priests, priestesses, scribes, artisans, merchants
What bodies of water is Mesopotamia between other than the rivers
Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
What aspects of their lives did the gods control?
All aspects
The achievement allowed Sumerians to move to written history
Cuneiform
This empire created towers for archers and dug a moat around their city-state
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Who belonged in the middle class?
Famers and skilled workers
What mountain ranges are located to the north of Mesopotamia?
Zagros and Taurus Mountains
People of Mesopotamia preformed these in order to honor the gods
offerings or sacrifices
Sumerians mixed copper and tin to make this new, stronger metal
Bronze
"An eye for an eye" is from this famous text
Hammurabi's code of laws
Who belonged in the lowest class and why were they there?
Slaves
Prisoners of war or owed debts
Why did people decide to settle in Mesopotamia?
Water source and protection
Why were the priest so important in Mesopotamia society?
Because they were the only ones who could talk to the gods
This Sumerian invention allowed land travel to become faster
Wheels
This empire would surround city-states and repeatedly attack them until the surrendered
+100 if you can name the tactic
Assyrian Empire
Siege warfare
Why is the social structure set up like a pyramid?
Less people in the upper class and more as the social structure goes down