Miscellaneous
Mesopotamia was the first what?
Civilization
These were often used to write on with a wedge shaped reed.
What are clay tablets
A stepped pyramid built to reach the gods.
What is a ziggurat
A form of government where the religious leader is also the ruler.
What is a theocracy
A way to bring water to dry land and crops.
What is irrigation
Mesopotamia means what?
The land between two rivers
This instrument was often used when people sang songs.
What is a lyre
Worshipping many gods.
What is polytheistic
A way of trading goods without using money.
What is to barter
What is the base 60 system used for?
To tell time
The Hittites were the first to go from bronze to this stronger metal.
What is iron
This was used by ancient Mesopotamians to leave their signature on things.
What is a cylinder seal
Name one animal that was shown on the Gates of Ishtar.
A lion, dragon, a horse, or a goat?
A system where people are ranked one above the other.
What is a hierarchy
This invention was made of metal and helped farmers plant their crops more easily.
What is the plow
The first story ever written down.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh
These people were in the middle of the hierarchy and could both read & write.
Who are scribes
Why is art one of the 6 keys of development for a civilization?
It can show us what they knew, how they lived, and what they believed.
Mesopotamia’s economy was built on farming and this was often used as money.
What is barley
or a shekel
Some consider this the invention that we use the most today in our everyday life.
What is the wheel
will also accept writing, laws, & irrigation
Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria are all examples of places in Mesopotamia that had their own government and rules. They can also be called what?
What is a city-state
The first system of writing that is considered the most significant cultural contribution of Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform
This level of hierarchy controlled the land and food in Mesopotamia.
Who are priests
Over 200 laws written down to create justice and order in Mesopotamia.
What is Hammurabi’s Code
The winning invention for Mesopotamia Madness in your class.
1st- the wheel
2nd- irrigation
3rd- sailboats
5th- laws