Social Groups
Agriculture
Trade
Writing
Other Stuff
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What is the name of the four social groups?
The king, the elite, the free people, and the slaves.
100
What tool did the Mesopotamians use to cut wheat?
A sickle.
100
What did the Mesopotamians trade?
Agricultural products, wood and ore.
100
What was writing invented for?
It was invented to account for the products the Mesopotamians traded and the objects they made.
100
Who created the code of laws?
Hammurabi, king of Babylon.
200
This person is the supreme leader of cites and villages, and he manages everything. He represents the gods on earth.
The King.
200
What is a dike?
A low wall used to retain water. so so ye
200
What were the 4 trade groups?
The peasants, the craftspeople, the merchants, and the soldiers.
200
What was the type of writing called that the Mesopotamians used?
Cuneiform writing.
200
What was the means of transportation for people trading between cites?
They used boats.
300
These people advised the king and carried out his orders.
The elite people.
300
What is a reservoir?
A large hole to reserve and store floodwater to use during droughts.
300
When did Mesopotamian writing start?
2400BC
300
What 2 important rivers ran right through Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates river.
400
These people consist of priests, craftspeople, peasants, merchants, etc.
The free people.
400
What is a canal?
A canal is a water stream used to direct water towards farm fields.
400
Who did the Mesopotamians trade with?
The Canaanites, the Hittities, and the Zagros Mountain people.
400
What is the oldest written law known today?
The code of Hammurabi.
400
When was Mesopotamia created?
4500BC - 4000BC
500
These people were prisoners of war and had no rights or wages.
The slaves.
500
How long did it take before the Mesopotamians finally mastered their writing?
1000 years.
500
What were the 4 main civilizations back then?
The Nile Valley, the Mesopotamian, the Indus Valley, and the Chinese civilization.
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