Vocab
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
Why did the city states fight over land?
Having land gives you power in order to survive.
Why were floods good in the Mesopotamia?
Muddy soil for crops and rivers filled up, leading for more water
What are Tigris and Euphrates rivers to each other?
Parallel
What did floods destroy in Mesopotamia's?
Their crops, home/shelter and their live stock
What does polytheism mean?
A type of belief were you worshiped many g-ds.
Why did city states became independent?
The harsh landscape made it hard to travel by land and communicate
What types of people were in upper class?
Kings, Government officials, persists and warriors
Who were the first settlers in Mesopotamia
Hunters and Herders
What did men and women do in their household.
Men were the head of the home. Women ran the house and took care of children. They taught the daughter to do the same
What were the main city states?
Ur, Uruk and Erdu
What is the definition of Ziggurat?
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top