Vocabulary
To trade one item with another item.
Bartering
What does Mesopotamia mean?
"Land between two rivers"
A religion that believes in many Gods.
Polytheism
How were laws communicated to all Sumerians?
Carved in cuneiform in a stone stele.
Mesopotamian did not used money.
False
A river in Mesopotamia.
Tigris or Euphrates River
Mesopotamia is located in present day....
Iraq
A pyramid-shaped building used as a religious temple or government building.
Ziggurat
How many laws did the Mesopotamians need to abide by?
282
How were large amount of goods moved?
Used animals and wheeled carts.
A white powdery mixture of rock and soil normally found in rivers
Silt
Anu was the God of what?
Sky
A Mesopotamian writing system
Cuneiform
A Babylon King who made the code of laws
Hammurabi
The lowest class in Mesopotamia were the....
Slaved
A region in Mesopotamia with rich and fertile land
Fertile Crescent
Murkuk was the king of what?
King of Gods.
What were ziggurats used for?
Religious ceremonies, schools for scribes, meetings with kings
A nation ruled by a King or Queen is called
Monarchy
The lowest class in Mesopotamia were the....
King
Supplying water from one place to another
What two rivers surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates River
Name 6 achievements.
The Wheel, Ziggurat, Farming inventions, Math, Time, Irrigation System, Government, and Cuneiform.
Who set laws for the entire empire?
HAMMURABI
What jobs besides farming, were available in Mesopotamia?
Artisans, builders and metalworkers.