Vocabulary
An independent state made up of a city and the land around it.
City-State
A river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River.
Tigris
These rivers were important to ancient civilizations in Mesopotamia.
What are the names of the two rivers?
The Tigris and Euprates
The ___________ Empire conquered the Babylonians to take over Mesopotamia.
The Roman Empire
or
The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire
One of the earliest written languages, consisting of wedge shaped marks and lines. It was initially used to track grain and cattle.
Cuneiform
A river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins with the Tigris River.
Euphrates
This land got its name because it is has rich soil that is ideal agriculture.
Fertile Crescent
Massive Sumerian temples were called _________.
Ziggurats
A pyramidal tower in ancient Mesopotamia. It has terraces and steps. It sometimes has a temple on top.
Ziggurat
An area in the Middle and Near East centered around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Fertile Crescent
What made division of labor possible?
Advances in _____________.
Religion
Mathematics
Agriculture
Advances in Agriculture.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
A long poem
or
A set of laws
A set of laws.
A poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature.
Epic of Gilgamesh
King of ancient Babylonia from 1792 to 1750 BCE. He was famous for his "code" of strict laws.
Hammurabi
Which is more efficient?
Division of labor
or
Hunting and gathering
Division of labor is more efficient.
Mesopotamian society was peaceful and harmonious.
True or False
False