Farming & Writing
This was what people in ancient Mesopotamia would write on (they didn't use paper and a pencil!).
What is a clay tablet?
This is the name of the first leader of ancient Mesopotamia.
Who is King Hammurabi?
This is when you give something to someone, and they give you something in exchange.
What is a trade?
The name of the seven wonder of the world
Hanging gardens of Babylon
These are what ancient Mesopotamians believed in (hint: not just one!).
What are gods and goddesses?
This is a tall, pyramid-shaped building that honored gods and goddesses.
What is a ziggurat?
This is a large group of people traveling together on animals or in vehicles.
What is a caravan?
Who came up with the idea of the hanging gardens?
King Nebuchadnezzar
This is what the writing system in ancient Mesopotamia was called.
What is cuneiform?
This is what they called the laws in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This is a set of beliefs about how the world started, why things happen in it, and how people should live in it.
What is religion?
Why were the the gardens built?
The kings wife missed her home land
These were built so people could get water even if they lived farther away from the river.
What are canals?
This is the name of the city in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
These are pictures or shapes used to stand for something else.
What continent was Mesopotamia in?
Asia
These are the names of the rivers in ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
Did all people in Mesopotamia have to be farmers? why or why not
No because a few farmers could grow food for everyone and others could do other jobs
These are people whose job is to write things down.
Who are scribes?
Name an invention made in Mesopotamia
canals, wheel, writing