Mesopotamia Basics
What was the land between two rivers?
Mesopotamia
What writing system did the Sumerians invent?
Cuneiform
Who was Hammurabi?
A king
What civilization had powerful cities and philosophers?
Ancient Greece
Who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey?
Homer
What two rivers were in Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates
What invention helped people travel and move things?
The wheel
What did Hammurabi create?
A law code- Hammurabi‘s code
Near what sea did early Greek civilization grow?
The Aegean sea
Which city was famous for democracy and arts?
Athens
Who were the first people to live in Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians
What tool helped farmers work the land?
The plow
Where were the laws written?
On a large stone
What were Greeks also called?
Hellenes
Which city was famous for war and soldiers?
Sparta
What do you call the small cities with their own king and laws?
City-States
What tall building was used for religion?
A Ziggurat
What famous phrase means “same punishment“?
An eye for an eye
What was Greece called in Greek?
Hellas
Who was the king of the Greek Gods?
Zeus
Why were rivers important in Mesopotamia? Say at least 2 reasons
farming, water, food
Name TWO inventions from Mesopotamia
Cuneiform, wheel, plow, Zigurat, laws
Why were punishments different for people?
it depended on the different social classes
Name TWO things Greece is famous for.
Art, philosophy, buildings, democracy
What was one of the following god’s role?
Athena
Helios
Poseidon
Hades
Athena: wisdom
Helios: sun
Poseidon: sea
Hades: underworld