ROW 1
A Population density map shows
how many people live in a certain area
This Sumerian invention made farming easier by having cattle pull the cart through the field.
Plow
A map that shows boundaries of states is called a
Political map.
The purpose of a climate map is to show
average temperature and rainfall.
A Physical map shows
mountains, lakes, oceans and other features.
Import is a
good or service coming into the country.
Export is a
good or service going out of the country.
A barter economy is
a trading system in which people exchange goods without using money.
Polytheism is
the belief in more than one God.
This code was a set of 282 harsh written laws.
Hammurabi's Code
What is the earliest known writing system which was developed in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
Regions by waterways tend to have
more access for trade.
Mesopotamians built temples called
Ziggurats.
What region is thought to be the home of the oldest civilization?
Mesopotamia
People with a surplus of food
began to exchange them for other goods that they needed.
In the Greek language "Mesopotamia" means
Land between two rivers
A city that has its own government are called
city-states.
A government which has a king as a leader is called a
Monarchy
Sumerians originally used their writing
to keep records of trade and tax collection.
The earliest known human civilization was located between the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
When a society has developed a government, religion, art, a writing system and social class system is can be referred to as a
Civilization
Two rivers that surround Mesopotamia are the
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The strip of land in Mesopotamia that has soil that is very good for farming was referred to as the
Fertile Crescent.
People in Sumer built this system so that helped control flooding and helped to water their crops.
Irrigation
Civilizations where people held different ranks in society based in their jobs and their wealth was called
Social Classes.