Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia between these two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was built in Ancient Mesopotamia to honor gods?
The Ziggurats
What was the writing system ancient Mesopotamians invented called?
Cuneiform
Who ruled in ancient Mesopotamia?
what are Kings
What job is in charge of supplying food for the city-state?
what are farmers
What did the people at the top of the pyramid have?
What current day country is located where Mesopotamia was?
what is Iraq
In Mesopotamian religion, who was known as the Supreme God?
what is Anu/An
Who was the king who wrote 282 laws?
Hammurabi
What kinds of states did ancient Mesopotamia have?
what are city-states
What did Mesopotamians trade for?
what is building materials, food, and other goods.
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
who are kings, priests, and government officials
What continent was Mesopotamia located on?
what is Asia
What does Polytheism Mean?
belief in many gods, not just one
How many city-states were there (before kings conquered them, like the Assyrians)?
12 city-states
Who enforced laws and collected taxes?
What is the King and/or government officials
What job involved weaving baskets and creating pottery?
what is artisans
Where were merchants, traders, and artisans located on the pyramid?
What is the middle class
What bodies of water is Ancient Mesopotamia Between other than the rivers?
The Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, and the Caspian Sea
Which two gods were twins?
what is Ishtar/Inanna (Goddess of Love and War) and Shamash/Utu (God of the Sun)
Why did the Mesopotamians need to build walls around their villages?
what is to protect against invaders or attacks
When a group of people has similar incomes and backgrounds, they are part of the same _____.
what is social class
What was the purpose of collecting taxes?
what is to build temples, maintain irrigation systems, and general upkeep of the city-state.
Who makes up the bottom of the pyramid?
what are enslaved people (slaves)
What is the name for the rich soil land around Mesopotamia called?
what is Fertile Crescent
What aspects did Gods control of Ancient Mesopotamian's lives?
ALL aspects
What was their most famous invention? Different forms of this invention were used by artisans, farmers, and the military.
the wheel
Which city-state (and eventual empire) was Hammurabi king of?
Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian empire
What is someone called when they go to school to learn to write and become record keepers?
what are Scribes
What were the 3 classes of Mesopotamia?
what is upper/middle/lower classes