Geographic Features
Mountains east of the Mesopotamia
Zagros mountians
Sumer writing system is known as ... ?
Cuneiform
The system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops is called __?
A. Irrigation
B. Specialization
C. Agriculture
D. Ziggurats
Irrigation
What is the significance of the Ziggurat?
Its a place of worship
Government documents
List 4 uses of fire for NOMADIC hunter-gatherers
Warmth
Light
Cooking food
Protection from predators
What body of water is west of the Fertile Crescent?
Mediterranean Sea
a system designed to supply dry land with water using ditches, pipes, and or streams.
Irrigation
9. Trade increased in Mesopotamia as a result of:
A. New farming tools and job specialization
B. Religious beliefs and myths
C. Walled cities and more weapons
D. As strict code of laws
New farming tools and job specialization
How did the roles of men and women differ in Mesopotamia?
Men - worked / school / ran society
Women - stay home, raise kids.
the Paleolithic period in history is also known as what age?
What body of water do the Euphrates and Tigris rivers empty into?
A. Red Sea
B. Black Sea
C. Mediterranean Sea
D. Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
the belief in more than one god.
Polytheism
Why did the Sumer civilization create a system of writing?
To keep records (of trade)
How were social classes arranged in Mesopotamia's city-states? (how were you ranked in society?)
Name one classmate (in the 6th grade) who celebrated a birthday this week.
Tatum Doss
Which two geographic features supplies Mesopotamia with Stable Food Supply?
Tigris & Euphrates River
taming plants and animals for human use
Domestication
the process of mixing copper and tin to make Bronze
Metallurgy
Who made up Mesopotamia's Upper class?
Kings
Priests
Military leaders
Government officials
What three 6th grade ladies are on the volleyball team?
Jaliyah
Mia
Mariama
List 3 uses we discussed in class of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Fresh drinking water
Water for crops
Trade/transportation
Barter
trade
What type of government did early Mesopotamian city-states have?
Monarchs (King / Queen)
Which Sumer invention made trade easier?
By early Mesopotamian city-states being independent of one another, what problems could they have by not working together?
Vulnerable to outside conquest.