The land that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf containing mountains, mostly rocky and desert like terrain.
What is the Fertile Crescent.
100
The belief in many gods and goddess.
What is polytheism.
100
A self governing city and the lands and villages around it.
What is a city-state.
100
The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
What is economy.
100
The two parts that make up an introduction.
What are the historical context and claim.
200
Land between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia
200
The wedge-shaped writing of Mesopotamia.
What is Cuneiform.
200
One king rules the government and has the aid of an assembly made up of citizens, this describes the government of Mesopotamia.
What is Monarchy and Democracy.
200
The Sumerian economy had no money but relied on the exchange of goods and services between two people. What is this called?
What is trade or barter.
200
Your historical context is a ______________ of the original historical context.
What is a summary
300
Provided life for the people living in Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates River
300
The belief in one god, Judaism is this type of religion.
What is monotheism.
300
United all of the city state of Sumer was the very first king of an empire and rules for 56 years.
Who is Sargon
300
These crops were grown in Mesopotamaia. (List 4 or more)
What is wheat, barley, beans, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, dates, apples and pomegranates.
Bonus 100 pts - Name the specializations go Mesopotamia. (at least 4).
300
You start your body paragraph with a
What is a topic sentence
400
Canals and artificial lakes that were dug to transport water to crops.
What are irrigation system.
400
A temple in the center of the city where people went to worship the gods and goddesses.
What is a ziggurat.
400
Was the king of Babylon and invented the very first written code of law.
Who is Hammurabi
Bonus 100 pts - what was the name of this code?
400
Name the 4 social classes in order from least amount of power to most amount.
What is Slaves, Lower Class, Upper Class and Kings and Priests.
400
How do you cite the information (document info) used in your essay?
Beginning - according to - in doc - it clearly states or shows
End (doc #)
500
The rivers had unpredictable flooding, it flooded at different times of the year and it was not always the same amount. What was the disadvantage of this?
Crops and homes were destroyed.
500
Name 3 achievements of Sumer.
city-states,
writing,
code of Hammurabi,
irrigation,
the wheel,
medicine,
mathematics.
500
Give one example of how Hammurabi's laws were fair.
Teacher will determine whether it is correct or not.
500
How does economy affect social structure?
Determined correct by Ms. Taub
500
Turn this question into a claim...
Did the geography of Mesopotamia affect life in Mesopotamia?
The geography of Mesopotamia did affect life in Mesopotamia.
Bouns 100 pts - give me a GREAT claim with "because."