Geography
Mesopotamia is located in modern day __________.
A. Russia
B. Middle East
C. Asia
What is Iraq / Middle East
Believing in many Gods is called...
Polytheism
Conquer
take over and control
Nabopolassar
Emperor during the Neo-Babylonian period who lead a rebellion against and defeated the Assyrians
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Mesopotamia is part of the ___________where there is fertile soil and shaped like a crescent moon.
What is the fertile crescent
The ____________ were the second most powerful people in the social hierarchy.
priests, military leaders, scribes
An early form of writing used in Sumer was called....
What is cuneiform
Emperor Sargon
How did emperors try to control the city-states they conquered?
The conquered kings would pay tribute fees to the emperor to show that they were no longer powerful leaders.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into the......
A temple on a pyrmid-shaped tower is called a ____________.
What is a ziggurat
a leader who continuously conquers land of neighboring areas to gain land, power, and resources.
The job of a scribe was to _____________.
What is write and keep records
Name an innovation used for farming
plows, sickle, irrigation
Which two mountain ranges are nearest Mesopotamia?
Which direction can they be found?
Taurus=Northwest
Zagros=East
In ancient Sumer each city-state had a ziggurat where people went to ______________.
What is worship a special god or goddess
Irrigation is....
What is a system for bringing water to dry areas.
How many classes make up the social hierarchy?
Name at least 1 job from each level
4-answers may vary
What factor made it difficult to farm in Mesopotamia?
Flooding and droughts
Southern Mesopotamia is known as
Sumer
Who is the king that built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and was responsible for the success of the Neo Babylonian Empire
Emperor Nebuchadnezzar
City-State: What are the 3 characteristics?
1. walled and owns surrounding farms
2. independent government
3. 1 king (monarchy)
What were some of the rights of Sumerian women?
Own their own business, divorce, own land
How did Hammurabi show that he valued fairness?
Eye for an eye laws. Punishment matches the seriousness of the crime.