Mapping Mesopotamia
What body of water is labeled J on the map?
The Persian Gulf
What three continents are closest to Ancient Mesopotamia?
Asia, Africa, and Europe
What is silt?
Fine fertile soil left by floods, ideal for farming.
How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers make civilization possible?
They provided fertile soil, water, and transportation.
Why would a ziggurat shrine be positioned so high?
To be closer to the gods.
What river is labeled H?
The Tigris River
What line divides the world into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What is an artisan?
A skilled craftsperson who makes goods by hand.
How was Sumerian society organized?
Into classes: kings, priests, merchants, farmers, slaves.
Why was Hammurabi’s Code displayed in public?
So everyone knew the laws and punishments.
What does the white region on the map represent?
The Fertile Crescent
Ancient Mesopotamia is located in which hemisphere?
The Eastern Hemisphere
What do irrigation canals bring to fields?
Water
Which of the following was NOT a Sumerian achievement? (You can list 4 and have one false choice.)
Which of the following was NOT a Sumerian achievement? (You can list 4 and have one false choice.)
What do the first two lines of the school text suggest about when scribes began training?
They began at a very young age.
What two rivers are shown at B and C?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What modern-day countries make up most of Ancient Mesopotamia’s location?
Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
What is a city-state?
An independent city and its surrounding farmland that has its own government.
What was Sargon the Great known for?
Creating the world’s first empire.
What does the schoolboy fear if he is late?
He will be punished or beaten by his teacher.
Why were these rivers so important to the development of Mesopotamian civilization?
They provided water for crops, transportation, and fertile soil through flooding.
Why was Mesopotamia called the “Cradle of Civilization”?
Because the world’s first cities and writing systems began there.
What does polytheism mean?
Belief in many gods.
The law “If a man puts out the eye of another, his eye shall be put out” belongs to whose code?
Hammurabi’s Code
Based on Hammurabi’s laws, what can we infer was valued in his society?
Justice, order, and fairness through strict rules.