Geography
The word "Mesopotamia" means "land between two _____"
Rivers
List two inventions or achievements of the Sumerians.
wheel, plow, sailboat, writing, base 60 number system, fired bricks, etc.
Which leader made taxes and laws more fair for his people?
Hammurabi
Who is Mrs. Davies' favorite basketball team?
Celtics!
About how many years had Native Americans been living in northeastern MA by the time European settlers arrived in 1620?
over 12,000
Name the two major rivers that define Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the name of the temple complex that was a religious center in Sumerian cities?
Ziggurat
Name one ancient Mesopotamian empire known for creating one of the first written law codes.
Babylonian
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
Who is the Wompanoag person that helped the English settlers grow corn and fertilize their fields with fish?
Squanto
Was Sumer located in Northern or Southern Mesopotamia?
Southern
The Sumerians invented one of the earliest writing systems using wedge-shaped marks on clay. What is this writing called?
Cuneiform
Why were the Assyrians known for their military strength?
They had a strong army and were some of the first people to use iron weapons, war chariots, lances and battering rams
How many adorable nieces does Mrs. Davies have?
3 :)
Where did the English "separatists" first tried living before sailing across the Atlantic Ocean?
Holland
About how many city- states had developed in Sumer by 3000 BC?
12
How was the Sumerian number system different from our base-10 system?
it is base 60
Which emperor from which empire was known for making his governors pay him tribute?
Sargon of Akkadian empire
What year did the first iPhone come out?
2007
The first recorded religious Thanksgiving Day happened in what year?
1623
Explain why the geography of Mesopotamia made the area both good for farming and also open to invasions.
Good for farming because of fertile soil and access to water; open to invasions because flat plains had few natural barriers like mountains.
King, priests, traders and merchants, farmers and laborers, enslaved people
Who did the Assyrians adopt their iron weapons from?
the Hittites
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Many Native Americans gather at the statue of which Wompanoag leader to remember their ancestors and honor their strength on Thanksgiving?
Massasoit