Vocabulary
What is the vocabulary word for farming
Agriculture
What are the TWO rivers that Mesopotamia is in-between?
Euphrates
Tigris
Why were Indus Valley cities so impressive?
They were organized and well planned
True or False: Hammurabi was the 1st king to write down laws and create a law code.
True
What are the two civilizations that we are learning about?
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
What do we call land (soil) that is good for growing things in?
Fertile
What are the TWO mountain ranges on the Indus Valley map?
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
What is the difference between a city-state and a settlement?
What is the definition of empire?
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between the rivers
Which vocabulary word describes the beliefs and practices shared by a group of people (things such as religion, food, language, technology, etc.)
culture
What body of water is furthest WEST on the Mesopotamia map?
options
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
In Mesopotamian city-states, if you were a prisoner of war or owed money, you had to became a WHAT for 3 years?
a slave
Were there empires in the Indus Valley?
If yes - what were they?
If no - what happened to them?
No! We don't know for sure what happened, but they could have been killed (in war), climate change could have occurred, or a huge earthquake
Put these dates in order:
300 BCE
1300 CE
4500 BCE
1985 CE
4500 BCE
300 BCE
1300 CE
1985 CE
How are the words city-state, empire and government connected?
City-states HAVE to have a government in order for them to be a city-state.
Empires are governments that have taken over many city-states
What is the purpose (there are 2 different reasons) of irrigation?
1- to keep water OUT during flood season
2- to store/distribute water during dry season
What did they have in the Indus Valley City States for religious/cleaning purposes?
The "great bath"
Which empire was Hammurabi king of?
Put these dates in chronological order
1895 CE
2500 BCE
3755 BCE
3100 BCE
1476 CE
2025 CE
3100 BCE
2500 BCE
1476 CE
1895 CE
2025 CE
How are the words agriculture and specialization connected?
In order to have specialization, you NEED agriculture so that people don't have to spend their time hunting and gathering
What is the name of the region that includes Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?
The Fertile Crescent
What did people have to pay to the government in Sumer (Mesopotamia)?
**bonus points if you can tell me WHAT they paid with
Taxes
** sheep and bags of grain
Which empire (Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Neo-babylonian) was best known for there military?
Assyrian
What is 1 similarity and 1 difference between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley?
Teacher will review :)