Geography
Who two rivers gave Mesopotamia it's name?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
What natural features helped protect Mesopotamia from invasion?
Deserts and mountains
What invention is Sumer credited with that is essential for transport?
What is the wheel?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
What is one of the earliest written legal codes?
What was the purpose of the Sumerian calendar?
What is to track time for farming?
How did the geography of Mesopotamia influence agriculture?
The rivers provided water for irrigation.
What is a challenge posed by the desert environment.
What is limited water supply?
What writing system did the Sumerians develop?
What is cuneiform?
Why was Hammurabi's Code important for society?
What is it established laws and consequences for behavior.
What is cuneiform?
Describe how the environment in Mesopotamia affected its people.
The geography allowed for farming, leading to the development of cities and trade.
What is a challenge posed by the mountain environment.
What is they created a natural barrier that is hard to cross.
How did the Sumerians improve farming techniques?
What is an irrigation system?
What principle was Hammurabi's Code based on?
What is "an eye for an eye"?
Name a vehicle that used the wheel in ancient times.
What is the chariot?
Why were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers important?
Trade, water & fertile soil
What is another name for Mesopotamia?
The Land Between Two Rivers
Cradle of Civilization
Fertile Crescent
What is one Sumerian invention that helped with trade?
What is the sailboat?
How did Hammurabi's Code affect justice in Mesopotamia?
What is it created a system of accountability and fairness?
Describe the significance of pottery in Sumerian culture.
What is the term for the land between two rivers?
What is Mesopotamia?
What civilization developed along the Tigris River?
What is the Sumerian civilization?
What is it helped track seasons for planting and harvesting.
Explain how Hammurabi's Code influenced future legal systems.
What is it served as a model for written laws in later civilizations? Innocent until proven guilty. Evidence and witnesses are allowed.
Why was irrigation important in Mesopotamia?
What is it allowed for farming in dry areas?