All Things Geography
What is a name for the region that Mesopotamia is in?
the Fertile Crescent
Ur, Uruk, Kish, Nineveh, and Babylon were all examples of what?
city-states
Why did polytheistic religions develop?
To explain the unexplained
Why was Hammurabi's Code an important contribution to the development of the civilization?
It posted laws for all to see.
Where was Sargon from? What did he do?
Akkad. He formed the first empire, the Akkadian Empire.
Name one thing people fought over in the fertile crescent?
water and fertile land
What was an effect of the plow?
food surplus, job specialization
Name 4 Mesopotamian inventions.
Wheel, sail, plow, irrigation, writing
(WISP)
What was the first piece of literature?
"The Epic of Gilgamesh"
Who was the famed ruler from Uruk? What is special about him?
Gilgamesh; the first written epic poem is about him
What caused the soil in Mesopotamia to be fertile?
silt
What were two lasting impacts of the Akkadian Empire during Sargon's control?
new weapons and war strategies
What is the meaning of polytheism?
worship of more than one god
What was Hammurabi's Code?
a list of written down laws
What is the name of the first civilization?
Sumer
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers both flow into which body of water?
the Persian Gulf
What was the purpose of the cylinder seal?
to "sign" your name on official documents
Why were ziggurats important to the Sumerians?
Gilgamesh was a king from which area?
Sumer/ Uruk
Name 4 Sumerian achievements
Wheel, irrigation, sail, plow
Name a geographical feature that provided fertile land to Mesopotamia.
Tigris or Euphrates
Sargon conquered the city-states thus creating the first? (What?)
empire
What is the meaning of monotheistic?
worship of 1 god
What was the main job of the scribes?
Record keeping and tax collection
Which large body of water is to the west of the Fertile Crescent?
the Mediterranean Sea