Social Groups
Writing
Trade Groups
Historic Questions
Bonus Questions
100
What was the highest social group?
King
100
Approximately how many symbols did the writing system have?
Approximately 700
100
Who made tools, pots, weapons, bricks etc...?
Craftspeople
100
What is the oldest religion known today?
The Mesopotamian Religion
100
Who was the king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
200
Who were the "Rich Merchants"?
Elite
200
What year was writing invented?
3500 BC
200
Who protected the goods and the territory?
Soldiers
200
What happened to the plant Gilgamesh had dived for?
A snake ate it
200
What was the capital of the Mesopotamian kingdom?
Babylon
300
Who were the "Prisoners of War"?
Slaves
300
How did they read their writing?
From right to left in columns and left to right in rows
300
Who bartered with people in other Mesopotamian cities and with people living outside of Mesopotamia?
Merchants
300
Approximately how many major cities did Mesopotamia have?
Approximately 10
300
Who drafted the code of laws?
Hammurabi
400
Who were the "Peasants"?
Free People
400
What year was Cuneiform Symbols invented?
2400 BC
400
Who raised all the livestock?
Peasants
400
Where was the king of Mesopotamia located?
In the higher city
400
Who translated the code of Hammurabi?
L.W. King
500
What is the order of the social groups?
King, Elite, Free People, Slaves
500
What are some ways they used writing?
To count bags of grain, to count farm animals, for the codes of law and for literacy texts.
500
What are the four trade groups?
Peasants, Craftspeople, Merchants, Soldiers
500
What is the estimated population in Mesopotamia?
estimated population of 30,000 people
500
What is the oldest written law known today?
The code of Hammurabi
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