Daily Life 1
Since the people believed the kings were chosen by the gods, what type of government did Mesopotamians have?
theocracy
What is the name of the written language developed in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
What is another name for the land area where Mesopotamia was?
Fertile Crescent
What are the two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Name of a professional writer in Mesopotamia
scribe
Name of the pyramid-like temples built in Mesopotamian city-states.
ziggurats
Invention that made farming easier, typically pulled by oxen.
plow
What was the name of the first Mesopotamian city-states?
Sumer
Name of the present-day region where Mesopotamia was located
Middle East
This invention made transporting things much easier
wheel
Kings and priests made up this class
Upper class
Type of religion of the Mesopotamians
When Sargon and the Akkadians conquered Sumer, they created the first ______________
empire
Name of the present-day country where Mesopotamia was located
Iraq
Who is the 16th president of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
Peasants and slaves made up this class
Lower class
Building dams, canals and ditches to bring water to crops
irrigation
Babylonian king who created the first set of written laws
Hammurabi
What bordered Mesopotamia to the south
desert (Arabian Desert)
What is 34 x 12?
408
Artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers made up this class
Name of skilled workers who made metal, cloth, or pottery products
Artisans
A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
city-state
What geographic feature allowed the Mesopotamian civilization to rise because of farming conditions?
river / river valley
What year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
1776