Mesopotamia Geography
The land of Ancient Mesopotamia between these two rivers?
Tigris & Euphrates River
What was the temple called that Mesopotamians built to honor gods?
Ziggurat
What are 2 things the wheel was used for?
Irrigation, pottery making, milling, the chariot
Who ruled city-states?
Kings
What were jobs in Ancient Mesopotamia?
farmers, fishers, merchants, traders, artisans
What is a group of people who have similar incomes and backgrounds?
Social class
What was the land called when it was able to produce good crops?
what is fertile
What did the Ancient Mesopotamians believe in?
Many gods (polytheism)
What agricultural achievements did the Mesopotamians create?
Irrigation, plow, created a seed funnel
Who did the Mesopotamians believe protected their city-states?
A chief god
What is the exchange of goods called?
Trade
Who makes up the top tier of the social class pyramid?
kings and priests
What does a flood spread across a flood plain?
Silt
In Ancient Mesopotamia, What does Polytheism Mean?
Belief in Multiple Gods
Why was bronze a better metal than copper or tin?
It was much stronger metal for making weapons and tools
Who declared that the king was sent from the gods to rule?
Priest
What was something the Mesopotamians traded?
Grain
Who makes up the Upper Class of Ancient Mesopotamia
merchants, scribes, artisans and traders
What bodies of water surround Ancient Mesopotamia? (not the rivers)
The Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea, and the Caspian Sea
What did Mesopotamians believe gods used their power for?
What was the system of writing developed by Sumerians called?
Cunieform
Who made the laws and was the judge?
the King
What did Scribes go to school for in Ancient Mesopotamia?
To learn to write
Who makes up the Middle Class of Ancient Mesopotamia?
farmers, laborers, skilled workers
Name 2 of the the early city-states of Ancient Mesopotamia?
Babylon, Ur, Uruk
What aspects of Ancient Mesopotamian's lives did the gods control?
ALL aspects
What is the definition of a scribe?
A professional writer
Who created the oldest code of law?
Hammurabi, king of the Babylonian empire
What did traders use to transport goods to different city-states?
Rivers, canals and wagons
Who made up the lower class of Mesopotamia?
Slaves