An imaginary line that is east or west of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
100
Modern day country that was once Sumer
Iraq
100
Member of the highest class
King or King's family
100
Chararacteristic of a Civilization that has to do with how people worship or how they express themselves
Culture and Religion
100
Are you ready for a question from one of you peers?
Yeah!
200
Sea west of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea
200
Name three of the four environmental factors that influenced settlement
water, vegetation, minerals, topography
200
a member of the middle class
craftsman, scribe, merchant
200
Characteristic that deals with ruling and protecting the civilization
Government with Written Laws
200
Here we go!
Woo Hoo
300
Direction the Tigris River flows - NE, NW, SE, SW
Southeast
300
What was the topography like between the Tigris and Euphrates River
flat and fertile
300
Was it difficult or easy for a farmer to become a government official?
Difficult - Mesopotamia had a rigid social structure and most people stayed in the class they were born into
300
An example of advanced technology in Mesopotamia
wheel, irrigation systems, clay bricks, plow, etc
300
Can they stump you?
Nicely Done
400
Latitide line that runs through the Persian Gulf
23 to 29 degrees North
400
What two things about the topography of Mesopotamia made it necessary for Sumerians to build walls around their city-states?
The land was flat and there were few natural barriers
400
Name two ways describing how classes were determined
wealth, job, heredity(family)
400
Why is a scribe an example of both Specialized Workers and Writing and Record Keeping
Specialized Workers because the scribe's job was writing records for the king and priests and a scribe is an example of writing and record keeping because they were the ones who wrote the records on clay tablets
400
Here's a tough one
You Rock!
500
How do you find distance from one place to another on a map
Put corner of scrap paper on starting location and then put a mark on the ending location. Hold it up to the scale to find distance
500
Why did civilization thrive in the area known as Mesopotamia?
The land was flat and fertile enabling large scale farming to take place, the rivers flooded providing good soil for farming, there were minerals and timber nearby, rivers were good for transportation and trade
500
Why was is necessary to have so many people towards the bottom of the Social Hierarchy Pyramid
A large number of people were needed to supply goods, food, and for building projects to keep the civilization strong
500
Name all seven characteristics
Culture and Religion, Writing and Record Keeping, Advanced Cities, Advanced Technology, Government with Written Laws, Social Hierarchy, Specialized Workers