Mesopotamia
Laws & Government
Daily Life & Society
Writing Structure
100

This region is known as the land between rivers. 

What is Mesopotamia?

100

Hammurabi was the King who established one of the first written codes of this.

What are laws?

100

The clay writing recorded rations from these workers.

What are farmers/laborers?

100

This is the statement that summarizes the claims of an essay/or paragraph.

What is a thesis?

200

These two rivers provided fresh water to Mesopotamia? 

What are the Tigris and Euphrates River?

200

According to Hammurabi's Code, what is the punishment for robbery?

What is death?

200

The size of fields and the amount of _____ needed to plant was recorded on clay tablets.

What are seeds?

200

How many claims does a thesis have?

What are 2 claims?

300

This technique allowed more farmers to grow more food.

What is an irrigation system?

300

Hammurabi's laws were reflective of this.

What is Hammurabi's own personal belief and preferences.

300

Farming allowed for people to have many different jobs that they could advance in. This is known as. 

What is specialized labor?

300

This is a vocab word that is used to describe the part of your thesis statement that describes the "why".

What is rationale/reasoning?

400

This ancient form of writing was used by government officials to keep record.

What is cuneiform?

400

Hammurabi's law principle included an "eye for an eye", what kind of mentality is this?

What is retribution/ revenge?
400
Due to workers specializing in construction, they were able to build ________?

What are temples, and institutions?

400

This is the use of facts, statistics,discussion notes etc to support a claim

What is evidence?

500

The growth in population throughout villages allowed for the development of these two activities.

What is trade and agriculture?

500

According to Hammurabi's law, what happens if a judge makes an error in their decision?

What is the judge is benched from their position and pays a fine.
500
Hammurabi's law addressed crime and _____ of society?

What is punsihment?

500

This term is a statement that argues a point and can be supported with evidence.

What is a claim?

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