a broad area of flat open land that is lower than a plateau
What is a plain?
100
belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
100
The land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia in greek?
100
_____ started to share power with ______.
What is priests and kings?
100
fill in the blank:
largest structure in each city was the ____.
What is temple?
200
a worker who is skilled in making a particular product by hand
What is an artisan?
200
a picture that stands for a word or idea
What is pictograph?
200
1. Tigris
2. Euphrates
What is the 2 rivers?
200
1. first people 2. prisoners from war 3. some people sold themselves for food and shelter 4. some sold children
What is slaves?
200
true or false:
lower god for each everyday object
What is true?
300
a self governing unit made up of a city and surrounding villages and farmland
What is city-state?
300
one of a group of people who move with their flocks and herds as the seasons change to find water or pasture
What is nomad?
300
built dams, gates, and canals. Controlled flooding by making lakes and ponds to hold excess water.
What is irrigation system?
300
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1. believed ___ controlled everything 2. 3,000 lesser ____ 3.like humans needed food and sleep 4. 4 main ____ 5. pleased ____ for good luck
What is gods?
300
Southern half of Mesopotamia
What is Sumer?
400
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a manager or one who directs the government or organization
What is administrator?
400
a professional writer or record keeper who's job is to copy documents and manuscripts
What is scribe?
400
1. crafted pottery 2. musical instruments 3. colorful fabrics
kept record with stone tokens (bulla)
What is trade
400
1._____ruled city-states
2._____worked to please the gods
What is 1. kings 2. priests?
400
Iraq, parts of Syria, Turkey
What is where Mesopotamia is now?
500
a long poem in that tells the story of a hero
What is an epic?
500
wedge shaped characters made with a reed stylus and used in writing several ancient languages
What is cuneiform?
500
1. harsh environment 2. hot summers 3. little rain 4. few resources 5. heavy spring floods
These are all ________