Elements of Ancient Civilizations
This element helped to create laws.
What is government
This is one way people used the river to stay safe.
What is: Using the river for protection from enemies
What is the Tigris and Euphrates River
What is a king
The consequence for a son striking his father
What is: He shall have his hand cut off
This element helped to increase the population.
What is plentiful food/ food surplus
This is one way the rivers helped people get food from the sea
What is fishing
Ancient Mesopotamia's nickname
What is the Fertile Crescent
These people were placed in the lowest social class if they were captured in a war
What are slaves
The ancient Mesopotamian system of writing
What is cuneiform
This element included roles like doctors, artisans, and soldiers
What is specialized jobs
This is one way that the rivers helped people catch large land animals
What is: The animals came to the river when they were thirsty.
These mountains were to the east of Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Zagros mountains
The religious temple that was built in each city-state
What is a ziggurat
The earliest form of a clock
What is the sundial
This element showed that people were at different levels of society.
What is social hierarchy
Technology created from the river water
What is toilets, drainage systems, or irrigation (canals)
This waterway was a trade route between Ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
What is the Persian Gulf
The word that describes the Sumerians' religion (believing in many Gods and Goddesses)
What is polytheistic
The number of laws in Hammurabi's code
282
This word means to follow well-organized laws and rules about how people behave
What is civilized
This is one way people used the river if they got lost.
What is: Following the stream of the river
Ancient Mesopotamia was located in this part of the world.
What is the Middle East
These people were in the middle class. They knew how to read and write.
What are scribes
The system that allowed water from the river to be brought to far away land
What is: Irrigation system/ Canals