Geography
This is a society, culture, and a way of life in a particular region.
What is civilization.
This is a type of religion that beileves in only one god.
What is monotheism.
Mesopotamians created this first ever used writing system.
What is cuneiform.
This is a political unit with a city and the surrounding area.
What is a city-state.
Mesopotamian society was centered around this.
What is agriculture.
This is a large of rich farmlands near the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and
What is the fertile crescent.
This is a type of religion that believes in more than one god.
What is polytheism.
This Sumerian invention allowed the Mesopotamians to serperate the soil and plant seeds for growing crops.
Kings, along with priests would state their powers came from these.
What are the gods.
Sumerians used this type of system where they directly traded items without using coins.
What is a barter system.
Mesopotamia is a greek term for what?
Land between two rivers.
These are pyramid shapd temple towers
What are ziggurats.
This Sumerian invention allowed the Mesopotamians to use vehicles, like wagons, to transport people and heavy objects over long distances in a shorter amount of time.
What is the wheel.
This is a famous collection of 282 written laws that goverend Baylonian society.
What is Hammurabi's code
Irrigation improved farming conditions and resulted in a ________ of food. Which means more than what is needed.
What is a surplus.
This is a method of supplying water to an area of land or crops.
What is irrigation.
This is one of the oldest stories in the world. It is about a superhuman Sumerian king who fights demons for glory and wants to live forever.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
The Sumerians learned that they could use this to create superior weapons and tools.
What is bronze.
Give me one law in Hammurabi's code.
Many different answers.
This is group. is on the top of the social hierarchy.
What are kings.
This is the modern country where Mesopotamia is found today.
What is Iraq.
The most notable monotheistic religion in Mesopotamian culture.
What is Zoroastrianism
This Sumerian invention played a major role in establishing communication with other areas of the ancient world. It allowed the Mesopotamains to travel across rivers and other large bodies of water to trade with other civilizations.
What is the sailboat.
This is when territories and groups of people from different lands are under one rule.
What is an empire.
People in Mesopotamia were often organized in a ______, which is a division of society that is based upon one's rank or class.
What is a societal hierarchy.