Geography
Mesopotamia lies between these two rivers
Euphrates and Tigris
Christianity, Judaism and Islam all believe is this number of gods
1
Babylon
This is the main reason Sumerians developed writing
to keep track of trade
This contribution helped keep track of important information
writing (cuneiform)
Mesopotamia was located in the present day country of
Iraq or Iran
This religion was founded first, in 2085 BCE/BC
Judaism
These people were on the bottom of the Sumerian social pyramid
slaves
traded
This contribution used units of 60 and created a calendar
measurement
The Tigris and Euphrates flow into this body of water
Persian Gulf
This religion was founded in 610 CE/AD by Muhammed
Islam
How was the population in city states divided?
into social classes
These were the first written laws
The Code of Hammurabi
This contribution built canals and ditches to farm even during the dry season
irrigation
What is one reason Mesopotamia was good for growing crops
location between two rivers or rich soil from flooding
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all trace their roots back to this person
Abraham
King Hammurabi was best known for this
a code of laws
This is to exchange goods without money
barter
bronze
This replenished the soil with silt
flooding
What does CHRIST mean in Hebrew?
messiah or deliverer
Priests were very important in Sumerian society because they believed this about priests
they were connected to the gods
Name at least one mountain range that fed the streams and rivers in northern Mesopotamia
Taurus or Zagros
This helped limit the damage done by the Tigris and Euphrates
Flood Control