Land Between Two Rivers
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
What is "land between the rivers"?
Name the first writing system developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
What is a city-state?
What is an independent city with its own government?
Were the Sumerians monotheistic or polytheistic?
What is polytheistic?
What was the main purpose of the Sumerian plow?
What is to prepare land for farming?
Name the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
What invention made transportation easier in Mesopotamia?
What is the wheel?
What role did kings play in Sumerian society besides ruling?
What is military leader and high priest?
What were ziggurats used for?
What are temples for worshiping gods?
What system did Mesopotamians use before developing money?
What is bartering?
In which modern-day country is most of ancient Mesopotamia located?
What is Iraq?
Name one major Sumerian city-state.
What is Ur or Uruk?
What were city-states often fighting over?
What are resources like water and farmland?
What did priests do at ziggurats?
What is perform rituals and sacrifices?
Name two crops grown in ancient Mesopotamia.
What are wheat and barley?
What did the Mesopotamians build to control water for farming?
What are irrigation systems?
What was the main material Sumerians used to write cuneiform on?
What are clay tablets?
How did kings justify their right to rule?
What is they claimed to be chosen by the gods?
How many laws were in Hammurabi’s Code?
What is 282?
What animals did Mesopotamians domesticate for food, clothing, and labor?
What are sheep, goats, and cattle?
Why was Mesopotamia called the “Cradle of Civilization”?
This is because it was one of the first places where humans developed complex societies.
Sumerians used a number system based on what number?
What is 60?
What is the name of a famous Mesopotamian king known for his code of laws?
Who is Hammurabi?
Why is Hammurabi’s Code important in history?
What is it was one of the first examples of written laws?
ow did farming lead to job specialization in Mesopotamia?
What is surplus food allowed people to have jobs other than farming, like traders and artisans?