Characteristics of Civilization
Geography
Vocabulary
Vocab 2
Mesopotamian Madness
100
Farming was the most important job in Mesopotamia. This helped their what?
What is economy?
100
The equator is below the location of Mesopotamia
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
100
A time when there is very little or no water.
What is a drought?
100
A person whose job is to dig up bones and learn about the past
What is an archeologist?
100
Which date came first, 5000 BCE or 3300 BCE?
What is 5000 BCE?
200
This type of writing was the first written language
What is cuneiform
200
Mesopotamia is located on which continent?
What is Asia?
200
A way of life
What is culture?
200
a reed that was used to record cuneiform
What is a stylus?
200
Who were the people from the first city-state?
Who were the Sumerians?
300
The Mesopotamians were polytheistic
What is Mesopotamian Religion?
300
The Land Between 2 Rivers
What is the other name for Mesopotamia?
300
A king of Babylon who recorded the first set of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
300
A job that many boys were only allowed to go to school for.
What is a scribe?
300
What is an advantage of living in Mesopotamia?
What is fertile soil?
400
The Sumerians created many important things like the wheel and the irrigation system.
What is technology
400
Tigris and Euphrates
What are the names of the important rivers in Mesopotamia?
400
A king of Ur who is known for the first recorded creation story !
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
A system for water
What is an irrigation system?
400
What is the top of a ziggurat called?
What is a high temple?
500
Domesticating animals helped the Mesopotamians to have which characteristic of civilization?
What is a stable food supply
500
Name 4 countries that are in or near modern day Mesopotamia?
What is Syria, Iran, Iraq and Saudi Ariabia?
500
To keep animals close to home so that they can provide for you.
What is domesticate?
500
Pictures
What are pictograms
500
Which people ruled over Mesopotamia AFTER the Sumerians?
Who were the akkadians?
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