Geography & Landforms
Mesopotamia Basics
Farming & Economy
Civilization Traits
Challenges & Adaptations
100

This imaginary line divides Earth into Northern & Southern Hemispheres.

What is the equator?

100

Define “Mesopotamia.”

What is the land between the Tigris & Euphrates?

100

This is an amount in excess of what is needed.

What is surplus?

100

A city and the surrounding land it controlled.

What is a city-state?

100

Long periods of low rainfall

What is drought?

200

This is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses (water on both sides).

What is an isthmus?

200

 “Ziggurat” refers to...

What is an ancient Sumerian temple that rose in steplike levels?

200

Moving water to fields. 

How did irrigation help Mesopotamian farming?

200

Name one “Trait of Civilization” from Mesopotamia & define it.

Advanced Cities          Specialized Workers          Complex Institutions           Record Keeping          Advanced Technology

200

Geographic challenges did Mesopotamians face

What are desert, drought, floods, marshes?

300

This is the flat land along a river that floods and leaves fertile soil.

What is a floodplain?

300

Polytheism refers to:

What is the belief in many gods?

300

Rich soil from flooding.

Why was silt important in Mesopotamia?

300

Institutions like government, religion, schools are which trait?

What are complex institutions?

300

How did Mesopotamians manage flooding?

 Built canals, levees, controlled water

400

Peninsula

What do we call land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

400

Cuneiform is...

What is one of the earliest writing systems, created by the Sumerians?

400

Allowed people to specialize in other jobs.

Describe how farming led to specialized workers.

400

Give examples of advanced technology in the context of Mesopotamia.

What are tools, wheels, mathematics?

400

What role did trade routes play in Mesopotamian civilization?

Exchanged goods, ideas across regions

500

This is the narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water.

What is a strait?

500

Who is the Babylonian king and created the first written laws?

Who was Hammurabi and what he is known for?

500

Surplus supported craft, trade, governance and this allowed what to grow?

Explain how surplus allowed civilizations to grow beyond just farming.

500

Choose two traits of civilization and explain how we see them today.

What are e.g. we have specialized jobs & technological advances today

500

How did geography shape the emergence of empires in Mesopotamia?

Geography enabled some empires to expand control over surrounding territories

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