SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
What 6 technologies did Mesopotamians develop?
1. Metal working
2. Glass making
3. Textile weaving
4. Food control
5. Water storage
6. Irrigation
What type of religion did Mesopotamians have?
The cultures of Mesopotamians was a polytheistic belief, which also means that they believed in multipal gods.
Was Mesopotamia ruled by kings or queens?
King's ruled a single city of Mesopotamia
What rivers is Mesopotamia in between?
Mesopotamia is between the Tigres river and the Euphrates river
What games did Mesopotamians have?
They made bow and arrows, sling shots and boomerangs to entertain themselves.
What jobs did Mesopotamians have?
Besides farming Mesopotamian commoners were carters, brick makers, carpenters, fisherman, soldiers and bakers and even more.
What are the 3 most important gods of Mesopotamians?
The 3 most idolized gods were An, Enlil, and Enki
What was Babylonians king's name?
A) King Thomas
B) King Hammurabi
King Hammurabi
What biome is Mesopotamia in?
The ancient Mesopotamia is a temperate region biome.
What is the oldest known instrument from Mesopotamia?
Fluets
What kind of architecture did the Mesopotamians have?
Ziggurats.The largest sumerian and Mesopotamians structures.They were somewhat like a tower.
What language did they speak in Mesopotamia?
The principal languages of the ancient Mesopotamia were Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian
Today, what countries are known as Mesopotamia
Iran, Syria, Turkey
What made Mesopotamia a good region for farming?
The tigris and Euphrates rivers offered a good source of water for the soil which made Mesopotamia an excellent location for growing crops
What art did the Mesopotamians invent?
They made jewelry, musical instruments, small structures, and weapons to hunt
What science did the Mesopotamians develop?
The sumerians developed and created the written word in mathematics astronmy and astrology.
What myths did the Mesopotamians believe in?
The story of Atrahasis a wise man who was saved from the flood after being warned by one of the gods.
What is the ancient Mesopotamia sometimes called?
The cradle of civilization
Why did the geogprahy affect the civilization
While Mesopotamia's soil was fertile, their climate did not have much rain which made farming difficult
What type of entertainment did the Mesopotamians have?
Mesopotamians got more wealthy as time went along, so, they decided to spend some money on music and festivals for their society
True or False were the Sumerians first to use bronze?
True. They were
True or False each major city was assosiated with a god?
True
What language was spoken by Mesopotamians?
Akkadian
What is the capital of Mesopotamia?
Babylon
True or False. Did the Mesopotamians have a sculpture to honour their people?
False