The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was?
100
Canals and Dams
Name the two things Mesopotamian's did to control the rivers between them.
100
write down laws
What was the scribes role in Sumerian government?
100
clay tablets and styluses
What did Sumerians use to write?
100
levees
What did Mesopotamian's build to control flooding?
200
cuneiform
What was the first form of written language called?
200
Is the belief in many gods and goddesses.
What does polytheism mean?
200
Rank in society based on occupation.
What does social hierarchy mean?
200
Overpopulation and lack of food.
Why did the people of the foothills leave for the plains?
200
uncontrolled water supply
Why did the Sumerians have to build irrigation systems?
300
Maintaining the irrigation systems.
What led Mesopotamian's to cooperate with one another?
300
Disputes over water
What caused conflict between Mesopotamians?
300
Built moats and walls
Name two things Mesopotamians did to solve their water problems with their neighbors.
300
artisans/ merchants
Name two groups of people who were in the middle of Mesopotamian social structure?
300
To store water for later use
What was the purpose of reservoirs and dams?
400
Trade
The Mesopotamian's economy was based on what?
400
Receive the same injury in return
Based on the Code of Hammurabi if anyone injured another person they should....
400
It had rich soil and fertile area
Why did people settle around the Fertile Crescent?
400
Stable Food Supply
Irrigation and plow were apart of what characteristic of a civilization?
400
A process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful
What does domestication mean?
500
Had the first permanent army.
Defeated all of Mesopotamia and the area around it.
Built a new capital city=Akkad
Created the world's first empire
Larger empire than Hammurabi's
Name 3 examples of what made Sargon an effective leader.
500
Created a code of 282 laws.
Rebuilt all of Babylon
Brilliant war leader
Governed using officials to oversee smaller areas
Oversaw many building and irrigation projects
Name 3 examples that made Hammurabi an effective leader.
500
Social Structure
Government
Religion
Arts
Stable Food Supply
Language/writing
Technology
Name all seven characteristics of a civilization.
500
Zagros Mountains
What major physical feature lies between the waters of the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?