Facts about Mesopotamia
------ lies between ----- and ------ -------- in Fertile Cresent
Mesopotamia ; Euphrates ; Tigiris rivers
Some crops were barley, -----, dates, -----, and -------
wheat; turnips; dates
What made the Sumerians successful?
Trading throughout Mesopotamia or/and they had an irrigation system
The Sumerian people were -------?
Polythesist
One of the Sumerian Inventions is ------ and --------
first schools and libraries
The Tigris and Euphrates ------- which ----- the -----
overflow; kill; crops
Mesopotamia is not the ------- ------ to ------ -------
best land; grow crops
What is the first step to how the Sumerians became successful?
More complicated canals & basins
What are some monotheistic religions?
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
4000-3200 ----- ----- around cites
No walls
They had ----- ----- ------ which provided fruit for eating, and ----- ------- for making roofs
date palm trees; palm fronds
pigs; sheep
What is one way a writing system makes trade easier?
A way to keep track of records
What are some polytheistic religions?
Greek and Romans
The Sumerian Numbering System are based off of the number ---
60
They had ------ which are not good for living in
marshes
They dug ----- to get ----- for -----, cooking, and -----
wells; water; washing; drinking
Sumerian Cuneiform is made of?
Wedge shaped symbols:)
In monotheism how many gods do they worship?
One god
The most important building in each city was the ------of the ------ ----
temple; patron god
Mesopotamia comes from the words ----- and ----
meso and potamos
They created ----- systems AND dug ----- to catch ---- waters
canal; basins; flood
What is another way a writing system would be beneficial to trade?
Way to pass knowledge from generation to generation
Ziggurats look like ------
steps
Before the wheel people ------- and ------- donkey
walked; rode