Geography
The two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
The Sumerians invented this ______, which helped with transportation.
Wheel
What is a monarchy?
Ruled by a king
Mesopotamians were polytheistic which means.....
They believed in many gods
Mesopotamia means.....
Land between rivers
The mountain range that form the NE border of the Fertile Crescent
Zagros Mountains
The Sumerians invented the ______ tipped ______, which helped farming be more efficient
Bronze, Plow
Who was at the bottom of the social structure?
Slaves
Huge temples usually found in the middle of a city-state
Ziggurats
The area of good farmland that Mesopotamia was a part of
Fertile Crescent
The body of water to the SE of of Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
The Sumerians invented the ________ to help merchants travel by river to distant markets
Sail
Who was at the top of the social structure?
Kings
Mesopotamians used religion to help explain....
the world around them
What is the importance of The Epic of Gilgamesh
Oldest written epic
The body of water to the west of Mesopotamia
Mediterranean Sea
The Sumerians invented the worlds first _______ system by digging canals to carry water from rivers to their farmland
Irrigation
Sargon conquered the Sumerian city-states and created the world's first
Empire
Mesopotamians believed that their kings were chosen by
The gods
What is the name of civilizations first writing system
Cuneform
The body of water to the far North and NW of Mesopotamia
Black Sea
Using metallurgy, Sumerians mixed copper and tin to make ________
Bronze
Why did Hammurabi display the laws in different areas?
For all to see...
No one could say they didn't know or change it
Government and religion were closely tied together. Believing that their leaders were chosen by the gods, Mesopotamians were more likely to do what?
Obey
What was the main responsibility of a scribe
record keeping and tax collection