Location
Where is Mesopotamia located on todays map ?
Iraq
How did they get water to craps
Irrigation systems
What is polytheism
Belief in many gods (5000+)
Which social class was ranked the lowest
Servants and laborers
What is the law 22 in the Hammurabi Code?
If anyone is committing robbery and is caught,he shall be put to death
Where in each cities was there a temple or ziggurat ?
Centre / Centre of the city
What was created to keep order in society through laws
Government and Laws
What is a ziggurat
A place where people worship there gods
Which social class was ranked the highest
Kings or hierarchy
Who created the Hammurabi code
King Hammurabi of Babylon
Where were many cities located near because of transportation?
Rivers
What was used for laws , farming records and religious documents
Writing
Who were the people who sacrifice in a ziggurat ?
Priests
Someone who owns or rents a small piece of land is called a ?
Peasants
The different states where fighting over ?
Water
Where was the arc of land located between
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
What was created to make the civilization more advanced
Technology and public works
Name 3 Mesopotamian gods
Anu , Enki , Enlil , Marduk , Ishtar , shamash
On the social hierarchy who comes before the king ?
Priests
What is the writing system called in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform writing system
Where is the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea located ?
Southwest Asia
What was added to the buildings to show the power and talent of civilization
Arts and architecture
What group of people worshiped Ashur as their primary god
Assyrians
If your job did not require special training , where would you be ranked ?
in the lower rank
What was Mesopotamia called before it got its name
Summer