Social Structure
I was a Babylonian King who is best know for the strict laws I wrote that everyone had to follow.
Who is HAMMURABI?
This invention made work and travel much easier.
What is the wheel?
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is The Fertile Crescent?
What is an example of an upper-class job besides kings and priests?
Who are land owners or government officials?
What job would I have if I enjoyed documenting all of the laws in Sumer?
Who are scribes?
Ziggurats were built by slaves but who was in charge of overseeing their building?
Who is the king?
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
What is the shift from hunting and gathering to farming?
The Tigris and Euphrates River empty into what body of water?
What is The Persian Gulf?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Who was considered the lowest class of Sumerian society?
How was this group formed? (Where did they come from?)
Who are slaves?
What are they were captured in wars?
What were examples of items created by artisans?
What are mirrors, weapons, paintings?
What are three examples of irrigation systems?
What are dams, reservoirs, and canals?
DAILY DOUBLE: What material is deposited by the flooding of the Tigris and EUphrates River?
What is silt?
What would be three jobs that were considered "Middle Class" in Ancient Sumer?
Who are farmers, fishers, merchants, or artisians?
Sumerians believe music was important because ______________
What is it brought joy to the gods and it was entertaining?
What invention led to fast and more efficient farming?
What is the Plow?
The area surrounding the Fertile Cresent is mostly...
What is an arid desert?
In the social hierarchy, these important figures prove that religion was extremely important to ancient Mesopotamians.
Who are priests?
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture/farming?
I am an invention that would be considered "strong and beautiful."
(Much like Mr. Snyder)
What are arches?
Before farming, how did humans get their food for thousands of years?
What is hunting and gathering?
The word Mesopotamia means…
What is the land between two rivers or the cradle of civilization?