Geography
Known as the "land between 2 rivers"
Mesopotamia
The name of the collection of harsh laws that governed Mesopotamian times
Hammurabi's Code
The most prominent buildings in the city-states
Ziggurats
A small area surrounding a large city
City-state
Why was Mesopotamia referred to as fertile? Name one
Rich soil
Long growing season
Ample water
What 2 rivers was Mesopotamia between?
Tigres & Euphrates
A government where priests rule in the name of a god or gods
Theocracy
The wedge-shaped, clay tablet writing system
Cuneiform
To worship multiple gods
Polytheism
Name of the goddess that wanted to marry Gilgamesh
Ishtar
The name of the area of land in the Middle East located around the Tigres & Euphrates Rivers
Fertile Crescent
How many laws were in the code of Hammurabi?
282
What was cuneiform used for?
Record-keeping
A society controlled by and favoring men
Patriarchal
Farming
The name of the first Mesopotamian civilization
Sumeria
A society controlled by and favoring men
Patriarchal
A long poem with wild and fantastical details
Epic
A group of city-states under a single authority
Empire
Another reason Mesopotamia was referred to as fertile. (May not be the same as the previous answer).
Rich soil
Long growing season
Ample water
Where were the Ziggurats located?
In the center of the city-states
To worship multiple gods
Polytheism
Name of the region that Gilgamesh was king of
Uruk
An innovative invention from this time period that is still around today
The wheel
Is an epic a reliable source of information and why or why not?
No because it is meant to have wild and fantastical details, is fiction, and is often written by multiple authors.