Religion and Writing
Belief in many gods.
Belief in many gods.
This was the first writing system used in Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
A city and the land around it that governed itself.
What is a city-state?
This means extra food beyond what is needed.
What is surplus?
Mesopotamia means this because it lies between two rivers.
What is the land between the rivers?
A large temple built to honor the gods.
What is a ziggurat?
This metal is made from copper and tin
What is bronze?
This system brings water to crops.
This system brings water to crops.
These two rivers made Mesopotamia a good place to farm
These two rivers made Mesopotamia a good place to farm
These two inventions helped trade the most.
What are the sail and the wheel?
What is protection?
This material was left behind by floods and made soil fertile.
What is silt?
This system of government is led by religious leaders.
What is a theocracy?
This person recorded information using writing.
What is a scribe?
This group made up most of Mesopotamian society.
Who were farmers?
Mesopotamians needed trade because they lacked this
What is wood and stone?
The main reason writing was invented.
The main reason writing was invented.
Ur, Uruk, and Eridu were examples of these in what region? (You MUST include the region/area for CREDIT)!!! AKA THERE ARE TWO ANSWERS.
What are city-states in Sumer?
This made farming possible even when rainfall was low.
What is irrigation?
This word describes a dry/hot climate with little rainfall.
What is semi-arid?