Geogrphy
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers? Why are these two rivers so important to life in Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
These rivers flooded each year and brought water and silt to Mesopotamia.
Who traveled to Canaan and made a covenant?
Abraham
What is the written language of Sumer and Babylon?
Cuneiform
What are ways to identify cause-and-effect?
Arrange events in order.
What was the cause-and-effect of Israelites leaving Canaan? Where did they go?
poor crops led to hunger and they left for Egypt.
What were the main crops grown in ancient Mesopotamia? What other foods were grown there?
Wheat and barley; a variety of vegetables and fruits.
Who was the King of Babylon and what was he well know for?
Hammurabi; he dammed parts of the Euphrates River and attacked the Sumerians
Everyone under a government in Sumer and Babylon must follow the ____________. This was a _______.
Code of Hammurabi; set of laws.
In the passage on the invention of bronze, what is the cause for the creation of better tools, weapons, and other objects?
The invention of bronze.
According to the bible, who was given the Torah?
Moses.
Where is Mesopotamia located? What present day countries are now located there?
Western Asia, in the area that now includes Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Isreal.
Who was a Hebrew prophet and travelled to Mount Sinai?
Moses
What city became the new Capitol of Babylon?
Nineveh.
The invention of tin caused an increase in what?
Trade
What is a covenant?
An agreement between two parties in which each party makes commitments.
In what ways did Mesopotamian farmers adapt to and change their environment? What made it difficult to farm in souther Mesopotamia?
They learned about floods and developed technologies like dammed lakes and irrigation canals to control them and make the land fertile for growing crops.
Who was the king of Kish and what was he known for?
Sargon; he used cuneiform to expand his empire and unite the other city-states.
What was found in the center of ancient Sumerian cities? Why is it important?
Ziggurat; a place that a special god or goddess was worshiped.
what does a cause do? what is the result called?
Why would crops do better in Southern Mesopotamia than in Northern Mesopotamia?
The North is rugged plateau and there are fertile plains to the South.
Who was an important hero to the Sumerians?
Gilgamesh
In what ways did ancient Mesopotamia contribute to our world today?
System of writing, code of laws, invented the wheel and irrigation, developed schools, literature, and science.
What invention, created by Mesopotamians, was a groundbreaking event in the history of transportation?
The wheel
Moses' route passed a famous mountain. What is it?
Jordan River
Mount Sinai