Geography
Sumerian Cities
Assyria and Babylonia
Hammurabi's Code
Cuneiform
100
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between the rivers
100
What were the professional writers in Sumer called?
Scribes
100
Who did the Assyrians conquer?
Babylonians
100
What social structure were punishments based on?
Social Class (Gentleman, Commoner, Slave)
100
What was the tool used to write with?
Stylus
200
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
200
Sumerian people believed in myths. What is a myth?
Stories about gods that explain people's beliefs.
200
Who was the famous king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
200
What was Hammurabi's Code?
A set of laws.
200
Why was Cuneiform was especially useful for merchants?
To record transactions.
300
What do you call the rich land that Mesopotamia was located in?
Fertile Crescent
300
What desert cuts off Sumerian cities?
Arabian Desert
300
Who united the cities of Sumer to form the Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
300
How many laws were there?
282
300
How did Cuneiform start, and how did it evolve?
Cuneiform started as small pictures and evolved into less complicated symbols.
400
Define the word fertile.
Capable of producing vegetation/crops OR Rich Dirt
400
What does polytheism mean?
Many Gods
400
What is a bazaar?
An outdoor market
400
An _________ for an _________. Fill in the blanks.
An Eye for an Eye.
400
Where did the clay come from that was used to make clay tablets?
The bottom of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
500
What countries are now where Mesopotamia was?
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey
500
Who conquered the Sumerians?
The Babylonians
500
What river was Assyria located on?
Tigris River
500
How was Hammurabi's code fair?
Everyone had to follow the same rules.
500
What was the name of the famous epic written in Mesopotamia?
The Epic of Gilgamesh.
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