What's the Word?
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What's the Definition?
What's the word P.2
Mesopotamia Knowledge
100
the stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.
Civilization
100
what is this?
Map key / Legend
100
What is a landmark?
an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.
100
The region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed
Mesopotamia
100
The only two groups of people that had the ability to read and write in Mesopotamia where ...
The ruling class and the priests and priestess'
(I will also accept scribes as an answer)
200
an independent sovereign city which serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory
City-State
200
"Head over to Stanly Market Place and then drive east"
"Stanly Market Place" is a _________ as we see it in this sentence
Landmark
200
What is a Ziggurat?
a massive, stepped temple tower from ancient Mesopotamia, built in a pyramidal shape with terraced levels and a shrine at the top. These structures were the religious and administrative center of Mesopotamian city-states, serving as a symbolic link between heaven and earth, and were often constructed with mud bricks
200
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
Weather
200
Name two responsibilities of the Kings in Mesopotamia
Making rules, communicating with the gods, keeping order, protecting the city.
300
a member of an extinct species of human that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c.120,000–35,000 years ago
Neanderthal
300
this is an example of an areas __________
Climate
300
What is an Empire?
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority
300
describes a place in relation to other landmarks or features, such as “north of the river” or “near the downtown area.”
Relative Location
300
List all of the different classes that existed in Mesopotamia according to our understanding of their social structure.
400
the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
400
If I have the ability to understand and interpret the past and its relationship to the present and future, then I possess _________________
Historical Consciousness
400
What is a Compass Rose
a polar diagram displaying the orientation of the cardinal directions on a map.
400
the structured ranking of individuals and groups within a society based on factors like wealth, power, status, and occupation
Social Hierarchy
400
According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh and Enkidu where responsible for this invention
Boats
500
The belief in more than one god
Polytheism
500
Two cities in in Mesopotamia
Answers can vary but I will accept all cities on the "Cities of Sumer" map but the most commonly known cities and the cities we have had interaction with during this unit are Babylon, Ur, Uruk, and Nippur
500
What is absolute location and what do you need to identify absolute location?
the precise geographic position of a place on the Earth's surface, typically defined by coordinates like latitude and longitude or a specific address
500
to water crops by bringing in water from pipes, canals, sprinklers, or other man-made means
Irrigation
500
When were the first cities established in Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia wasn't "established" in a single year, but rather developed over time, with the first cities and civilizations emerging around 3500 BC