4 Empires
Name at least one characteristic of a civilization.
Stable food supply, social structure, government, religion, the arts, technology, writing.
Why did Sumer build a wall and a moat around their city?
What is the name of good farmland in North Africa and the Middle East that is in the shape of a moon?
Fertile crescent
How many characteristics of a civilization are there?
7
Name the vocabulary word:
A means of supplying land with water
Irrigation
When people in a civilization have different social levels and jobs, it is called...
Social Structure
What happened when the Sumerians could not control the water supply?
It flooded their crops
The name Mesopotamia means...
The land between two rivers.
What does CEW stand for?
Claim, evidence, warrant
Name the vocabulary word:
a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks
Levee
Small, independent countries in Mesopotamia are called...
City-states
How did Sumerians control the water supply?
Built levees, irrigation systems, etc.
What present-day country was Sumer located in?
Iraq
What is a claim for the following question:
What is the best candy?
The best candy is __________ because_________.
What is a dynasty?
People from the same family who rule a place.
Nebuchadnezzar II was known for which famous tourist attraction in the Neo-Babylonian empire?
The hanging gardens
How did Sumerians solve the problem of a food shortage?
They moved to the plains
What mountain range was near Sumerians?
Zagros mountains
What is a word that means "rich, fertile soil left behind when a river floods"?
Silt
What is an empire?
An area of land controlled by a single person.
What was the name of the empire ruled by Hammurabi?
Babylonian Empire
Sumerians wrote using a language called...
Cuneiform
What are the names of the two rivers Sumer was near?
Tigris River and Euphrates River
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases is called what?
Ziggurat
What is the name of Mrs. Hofbauer's dog?
Luna