Geography
What is the name/names of the rivers that is around Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates River
What does Polytheism mean
Belief in many gods
When did Hammurabi come to power
1792 BCE
What is a possible theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Be happy for what you have, etc
When did civilizations develop
They developed around 3000 BC
What is a Ziggurat
A Ziggurat is a temple to worship gods
How many laws did Hammurabi create
He created 282 laws
What was Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh was 2/3 god 1/3 human so he was considered a demi god
What is the name of present day Mesopotamia
Iraq
What is social hierarchary
level of importance to society
Why did the Babylonians treat everyone different
Because they thought no one was equal
What was something that Gilgamesh did often
Fight demons
What did farmers use as water recources for their crops
They used water from the Tigris and Euphrates River
What is Hereditary
To pass on from one genaration to another
How did Hammurabi get his codes/laws
He sent legal experts to gather the laws for him
Why did Gilgamesh want the plant at the top of the hill
He wanted to be immortal
How did small villages go to large cities
From Trading goods
What is a city-state
A city state is an independent city with power over the territory it controls
How did the code affect families
Marriage divorce and adoption
What happened to the snake after he ate the plant before Gilgamesh
The snake was punished and made crawl on its stomach for the rest of its life