G.R.A.P.E.S
What does the S in Grapes stand for
Society
writer
scribe
Rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Fertile Crescent
Why were people able to begin trading with others in the area?
They had a surplus of food
What is the meaning of the word Mesopotamia
Land between the rivers
What does the P in Grapes stand for
Politics
Picture symbols
Pictographs
What river is North of Mesopotamia
Tigris River
Who was able to get an education?
Wealthy boys
World's first system of writing
Cuneiform
What does the G in Grapes stand for?
Geography
Division of society by rank or class
Social Hierarchy
What river is to the south of Mesopotamia
Euphrates river
What two materials were homes made out of?
Mudbrick and Reeds
Who ruled Mesopotamia
King
What does the E stand for
Economics
The belief in more than one god
Polythiestic
The method of supplying water to an area of land or corps
Irrigation
The Sumerians believed if they upset the Gods, What would happen?
Floods, famine, bad weather
Schools for scribes were called
Edubba
what does the R in grapes stand for?
Religion
A political unit with a city surrounded by farmland
City-state
What continent is Mesopotamia on?
Asia
Name 3 inventions by the Sumerians
Harp, Irrigation, wheel, glass, soap, calendar, etc.
Ziggurat's were built for who?
God's and Goddesses