Geography
Why is Mesopotamia known as “The Land Between Two Rivers”?
It was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
True or False? Unpredictable flooding never caused the crops of the Fertile Crescent to be washed out.
False
What is the name of the Sumerian’s system of writing?
Cuneiform
Building, walls, waterways and ditches to bring water to the fields to water crops is called what?
Irrigation
Why is Mesopotamia known as the fertile crescent?
The soil was rich and healthy in the region and the land area was shaped like a crescent.
What happened to a farmer's crops when there is no rain?
*Crops failed to grow * The Sumerians built a system of irrigation.
True or False Paleolithic people invented the wagon wheel.
False
A person who is considered part god and part human is called a?
demigod
What do the Tigris and Euphrates river flow into?
The Persian Gulf
What was the benefit for the Sumerians from unpredictable flooding.
Provided rich soil/silt for farming which led to large, healthy crops.
The Sumerian’s developed a number system . What was this system based on?
60
Complex societies with cities, government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system is a?
Civilization
What sea is located to the west of Mesopotamia?
Mediterranean Sea
What did the Sumerians use to build the walls around their city-states to protect themselves from invaders?
Mud Bricks
Which Sumerian development was based on the cycles of the moon?
The 12 month calendar
Define barter
Trading of goods where no money is exchanged.
Sumer is located in what part of Mesopotamia? Your answer will contain a cardinal direction.
North of The Persian Gulf and in the southern area of the region known as Mesopotamia.
Mesopotamia had limited natural resources, how were they able to obtain the materials they needed that did not occur naturally in their environment?
Trade
Name the three most important Sumerian Achievements and tell WHY those achievements are so significant.
1. 2. 3. 4.
What is the definition of an empire we've talked about in class?
Ruling over land, not originally yours. For a bonus 500 points, why did Sargon's empire eventually fall?
Define polytheism
A religious belief system with more than one god.