Ancient Mesopotamia

Geography/Politics

100

Mesopotamia was between and around these two rivers

Tigris and Euphrates

200

Mesopotamia is in present day _____ in the Middle East

Iraq

300

Mesopotamia stretched from the _______ Sea to the ________ Gulf

Mediterranean and Persian

400

Each of these had a chief god.

City-State

500

The climate was _____ but sunny for crops

dry

Achievements

100

This achievement was used in the creation of wagons and chariots

The wheel

200

This is the process of supplying water to fields from the rivers.

Irrigation

300

This building material was made from clay and dried in the sun.

Bricks

400

The sun and moon were used to keep track of this system.

Time

500

This developed as a way to keep accurate records of sheep sales

Cuneiform

Religion

100

This is the belief in many gods

Polytheism

200

This temple served as a stairway from earth to heaven

Ziggurat

300

This is the primary purpose of ziggurats in Mesopotamian cities.

Religious ceremonies

400

This was the job of priests in Mesopotamia

To communicate with the gods

500

These were the only people who were allowed to live in the ziggurats.

Priests and priestesses.

Economics/Society

100

This is the exchange of goods from one person/place to another

Trade

200

Exchange of goods without money

Barter

300

This class was at the top of the social pyramid of Ancient Mesopotamia

Kings

400

People became skilled at specific jobs that helped the entire community

Specialization of labor

500

This is a group of people who make about the same amount of money and hold the same social position in society.

Class

Other

100

Fine particles of soil are called this

Silt

200

This was the first writing system ever developed. It consisted of symbols pressed into clay.

Cuneiform

300

These are the three nicknames for Mesopotamia

(1) Cradle of civilization  (2) Fertile crescent  (3) Land between 2 rivers

400

This was the primary material used for writing in ancient Mesopotamia

Clay tablets

500

This is the first people group who lived in the area of Mesopotamia

The Sumerians