Vocab
Fine sand and clay that left by flooded rivers nthat helped make the land fertile
Silt
What are the names of the rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris & Euphrates
First written code of laws were made by:
Hammurabi
The Mesopotamians based their mathematics and time-keeping systems around this number.
6
True or False: A sheckle was the value of the silver, gold and copper coins.
False
Place with its own government, religion and laws
City-State
Mesopotamia is Greek for
"_______ Between the Rivers"
Created the first known empire by uniting the independant Sumarian city-states
Sargon the Great
Mesopotamian writing system
Cuneiform
People were divided into groups that let us know how much power they had. This was called
Social Structure
Many city-states controlled by one power
Empire
The people of Sumer thought that floods and natural disasters were signs of angry _____?
gods
Empire known for their cruelty and using weapons made from iron.
Assyrians
This agricultural breakthrough tool was pulled by oxen to break up tough soil for planting crops.
Plow
A story about an angry, lonely king who becomes friends with a wild man sent from the gods:
_____ of Gilgamesh
Epic
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud brick temple called?
Ziggurat
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Life/Civilization
This famous city served as the capital for two different Mesopotamian empires
Babylon
Irrigation, wheel and axle, sailboats and sundials are examples of
Technology
These elite, highly trained citizens were responsible for keeping professional records, writing laws, and copying texts.
Scribes
The belief in many gods
Polytheism
This group of people occupied the highest tier of the Mesopotamian social structure, ruling over the citizens and interpreting the will of the gods.
Kings
Chaldean Emperor of New Babylonia known for the hanging gardens of Babylon.
This ancient Mesopotamian board game, discovered in royal tombs, is one of the oldest games ever found.
Royal Game of Ur
To protect their valuable libraries, Mesopotamian scribes didn't use locks—instead, they wrote a _________ at the end of clay tablets, warning that the gods would strike down anyone who stole or spilled water on their books.
Curse