Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia between these two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to worship their gods?
The Ziggurats
What transportation technology were the Mesopotamians the first to invent?
The wheel or the Chariot
City-States were ruled by who?
Kings
What were jobs in Ancient Mesopotamia?
farmers, fishers, merchants, traders, artisans, hunters, gatherers
What did the people at the top of the pyramid have?
what is the most power, status, and wealth
Who was the first emperor
King Sargon
What was the land called when it was able to produce good crops?
what is fertile
What did the Ancient Mesopotamians believe in?
Many Gods (polytheism)
What agricultural achievements did the Mesopotamians create?
cultivation of soil, irrigation, invention of the plow
What were the areas of ancient Sumer divided into?
city-states
What were some of the things ancient Mesopotamians traded
Woven cloth, grain, excess food, pottery etc.
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
who are kings and priests
What group of people were the war-like people who loved to brag about how violent and aggressive they are?
The Assyrians
What happened each spring to deposit silt that kept Mesopotamian farmland fertile.
The rivers flooded
In Ancient Mesopotamia, What does Polytheism Mean?
Believed in Multiple Gods
Mesopotamians divided an hour into
60 minutes
When a group of people has similar incomes and backgrounds.
what is social class
How did people get items that they didn't have in their own villages?
trading/bartering
Who makes up the Middle Class of Ancient Mesopotamia
who are craftspeople, merchants, and traders
What was Hammurabi known for?
What is it called when you bring water to your crops through waterways and ditches?
irrigation
Where did priests live in mesopotamia?
In the Ziggurats
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
Who was the city-states primary law-maker and judge?
The King
What did Scribes go to school for in Ancient Mesopotamia?
To learn to write / government officials
Who makes up the Lower Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
what are farmers, laborers, and enslaved people
What is an empire?
An area ruled by one person
Which present-day country makes up most of Mesopotamia? Iran, Israel, Egypt, or Iraq
Iraq
What aspects did Gods control of Ancient Mesopotamian's lives?
ALL aspects
What written language did Ancient Mesopotamians Create?
what is Cuneiform
Who did ancient Sumerians believe chose Kings and Queens?
What is someone called when they go to school to learn to write and become government officials?
Scribes
Describe the social classes in ancient mesopotamia
Royal Family/Kings Queens Priests/Priestesses
Merchants, artisans, workers
Farmers
Slaves
What does the word 'Mesopotamia' mean?
"The Land Between Two Rivers"