Geography
The two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers?
Belief in multiple gods
What is polytheism?
Highest ranking member of society
Who is the King
Sumerians wrote on tablets made of these
What is clay
The river which runs through Egypt
What is the Nile
It runs from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea, and the land in between is extremely good for farming.
What is the fertile crescent?
Belief in one God
What is monotheism?
The middle class in Ancient Mesopotamia is made up of these workers
Hint: Think of jobs..
What are farmers and skilled laborers?
Inventions by the Sumerians which made movement and trade easier
What is the wheel, sails (boats), and a shared language
YANDLE WILD CARD: What sponsor was Mr. Yandle excited to see one of his favorite drivers have at the racetrack this weekend?
What are Nerds Gummy Clusters
The name of the first civilization in Mesopotamia. (Hint: We had a Readworks about the way they wrote)
What is Sumer?
Temples in Mesopotamia used for honoring the Gods
What are ziggurats?
DAILY DOUBLE: Name all 7 continents
1) Australia
2) North America
3) South America
4) Europe
5) Asia
6) Antarctica
7) Africa
YANDLE WILD CARD: What University did Mr. Yandle go to?
What is Charlotte?
Name of the Sumerian writing system
What is cuneiform?
The direction the Nile river flows in?
What is North
Only groups allowed to communicate with the Gods in Ancient Mesopotamia
Who are Priests
The upper class of Mesopotamia
What are the ruler, the priests, landowners and merchants?
Digging canals to bring water to the crops (done by farmers)
What is irrigation?
Punishment for taking out the eye of a commoner (you are also a commoner)
What is losing an eye?
An eye for an eye!
Rich soil that is left behind by flood waters and helps make it easier to grow crops.
What is silt?
Egyptian leaders who became gods when they died
Who are pharaohs?
Law code created in Babylonia and applied to all classes (though some had special treatment)
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Name for independent states that have their own ruler and army despite sharing a common language (Ex: Ancient Mesopotamia)
What are city-states?
Total number of laws recorded in the code of Hammurabi.