Fertile Crescent
What was the name of the civilization, believed to be the first, that was located in the Fertile Crescent?
Mesopotamia
Farmers used ________________ to control when and how much water was used for crops.
Irrigation
A city-state is a complex village that...
Operates as an individual unit.
The man who came up with a "code" or a list of laws.
Hammurabi
How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
The land, which contained rich soil and was good for framing, was shaped like a moon crescent.
In order to irrigate the land, farmers had to dig...?
Ditches and trenches
A ziggurat was a temple used for...
religious reasons
How many laws were in that first set of codes?
282
Name one of the rivers that bordered Mesopotamia?
Tigris or Euphrates
In addition to being used for crops, the rivers of Mesopotamia provided a permanent source of....
Fresh water
Approximately, how many Gods did the people of Mesopotamia worship?
3,000
If a boy slapped his father, what would the penalty be?
The boy would have his hands cut off.
When the rivers flooded, it brought what type of soil to Mesopotamia (looking for a specific 4-letter word)?
Silt
Civilizations (even now) typically settle near what sort of resource?
A waterway
A city-state has its own...
Government and traditions
If a poorly made house falls on the son of the owner, what is the penalty for the builder?
The builder's son is put to death.
Name BOTH rivers that bordered Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
In addition to being a source of fresh water and being used for irrigation, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were also necessary for...
Trade (other answers may count if you can justify them with reasoning).
Name a tradition that is celebrated in Wilmington, but not necessarily every other city in the country or around the world.
Greek, Polish, Italian Festivals. Flower Market, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Firefly, Pumpkin Chunkin'.
A famous phrase that we still use today that was begun by Hammurabi is?
An eye for an eye.