Ancient Mesopotamia

Ch. 3 Vocab 1

100

the fine soil deposited by rivers

Silt

OR

Mud

200

The flat land bordering the banks of a river

Ziggurat

OR

Floodplain

300

the region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow

Mesopotamia

OR

Sumer

400

climate that is dry and fairly hot

Drought

OR

Semiarid

500

Sumerians were among he first people to make tools using

Gold

OR 

Bronze

Ch. 3 Vocab 2

100

a belief in many gods and goddesses

Monotheism

OR

Polytheism

200

a person who specialized in writing

Scribe

OR

Pictograph

300

the largest and most important structure in a Sumerian city

Palace

OR

Ziggurat

400

an advanced form of culture

Civilization

OR

Kingdom

500

a sharpened reed used to make markings in clay

Stylus

OR

Cuneiform

Geography of Mesopotamia

100

Why was Mesopotamia a good region for farming?

The ground was fertile for farming and there was access to more resources.

OR

It was a humid and tropical area which made it a good place to farm.

200

Mesopotamia had a __________ or grain, meaning they had more grain than they needed for themselves.

Drought

OR 

Surplus

300

People who specialized in writing were called _______.

Pictographs

OR

Scribes

400

the highest ranked leader of a group

Queen

OR

King

500

Why did the people of Sumer choose a powerful leader?

Because their city needed protection

OR

Because it was the law