Mesopotamia 1
Between what two rivers is Mesopotamia located? x
Tigris and Euphrates
What is a tribute? x
A protection tax.
What modern day country is most of Mesopotamia located in? x
Iraq
Where did writing start? x
Sumer
What does polytheism mean? x
Belief in more than one god.
Who created the Code of Laws? x
Hammurabi
What is a criticism of Hammurabi's Code? x
The punishment was as brutal as the crime
What was the most important building in a city-state? (this is also where the gods lived) x
Ziggurat
What is a city-state? x
A city that governs itself like a country.
What two great improvements did King Nebuchadnezzar build? x
The Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What does Phoenician mean? x
Purple dye people, in Greek
Which Mesopotamian culture was really good at building ships?
Phoenicians
What is an empire? x
A group of different lands and people governed by one ruler.
Cyrus the great ruled with tolerance. What is tolerance? x
Respect for other peoples’ beliefs and practices.
What is a name for a fine and fertile soil? x
Silt
What is an artisan? x
A worker in a skilled, non-food related trade.
What is an extreme lack of food causing widespread hunger? x
Famine
What military advantage did the Assyrians have over their enemies?
Iron weapons, horse-drawn chariots, horse archers
Sumerians created astronomy, math, and the calendar by observing what? x
Stars, sun, moon
What was the first form of writing? What did it evolve into? x
Pictures. Evolved into cuneiform.
What factor allowed great civilizations, like the one in Mesopotamia, to develop? x
Food surplus
What was the Sumerian social class system based on? x
Wealth and power
List two cultural or technological advancements that were invented by the Mesopotamians x
Agriculture, wheel, cultural tolerance, Hammurabi’s Code, City-State, Writing, complex math calculations, calendar, alphabet
What region (area) was east of Mesopotamia? x
Iran / Persia
What is cultural diffusion? x
Spreading cultural practices