Geography
Name one of the rivers that Mesopotamia is located in between.
Euphrates or Tigris
Is Ms. Dame a cat or dog person?
dog for sure!
Famous leader in Babylon
Hammurabi
A complex and organized society
civilization
Name one religion that believed in one god
What is the climate like AROUND the Fertile Crescent?
Dry
Around what year (B.C.) did Sumerians settle in Mesopotamia?
5000 B.C.
The large pyramid temples in Babylon
ziggurat
Excess (extra) of food or material
Surplus
Name one religion that believed in many gods
Buddhism or Hinduism
Ms. Dame's home state is by the ocean. Which state is it?
Massachusetts!!!
Name of the Sumerians writing system
Cuneiform
What is Ms. Dame's favorite ice cream flavor?
Mint chocolate chip!
The worship of many gods.
Polytheism
Which religion has Abraham as their founder?
Judaism
Name one positive thing the river did for the people of Mesopotamia. Name one negative thing the river did to the people of Mesopotamia.
-farming, division of labor, water
-flooding, unpredictable droughts
Name 3 inventions made by the Sumerians
wheel, irrigation, canal, writing, calendar, math
When you do something to someone else, your punishment is that same thing happening to you
eye for an eye
What is Ms. Dame's favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Fourth of July
Name one present-day country that Mesopotamia is in.
Iran, Iraq, Syria
What did the Sumerians write Cuneiform on
clay tablets
Name one similarity between our laws and Hammurabi's laws
-innocent until proven guilty
-death penalty
-purpose of a law
What does division of labor mean?
Everybody performing different jobs, because they have enough food to do so.