History and Government
Who Created Hammurabi's Code
Hammurabi Created his own source of government called Hammurabi's Code.
What biome was Mesopotamia located in.
They where located in the Desert biome.
Did they preserve their dead.
No they did not they thought that the gods made people out of clay he took them away.
What was Mesopotamian most common art.
Clay pottery was there most common art.
What is the Tigris River.
An Asian River around Mesopotamia.
What was Mesopotamia known for.
They where known for being one of the first civilizations with a government.
What country was Mesopotamia located in.
Iraq
What did find evil in the world.
The thought genies, demons and evil spirits were evil.
What did the Mesopotamian have for toys.
They played with toy bow and arrows, sling shots, boomerangs, hula hoops.
What does city-state mean.
A state consisting of a sovereign city.
What was the first law ever.
The Ur Nammu is the oldest known law written 300 years before Hammurabi's.
What was Mesopotamia's climate like.
They had hot summers, sporadic rains and warm winters. Since they had the Tigris and Euphrates river made it humid and fertile.
How did the Mesopotamian bury the rich dead.
They buried them in a tomb made of brick and stone inside a wooden coffin.
What was the main material that the Mesopotamian people used to make pottery.
Clay was there main material to use for pottery.
What does domesticate mean.
Make fit for cultivation and service to humans.
What type of government was Mesopotamia.
They were ruled by kings but they only ruled a single city. Rather than an entire civilization.
How did rivers effect Mesopotamia.
The Euphrates River and the Tigris River provided the Mesopotamian people to grow crops between the rivers.
What is the biblical name for Mesopotamia.
Aram-Naharaim
What was Mesopotamia's oldest sport.
Hunting was there oldest sport to do for fun.
What is the Fertile crescent.
A area of fertile land in the Middle East. Stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates.
What were the harshest laws in Mesopotamia.
One is if the son strikes his father his hands would be cut off. The second one is if a low class person should strike a high class person. They would be whipped with an ox whip 60 times.
How did the geography affect Mesopotamia.
The regions climate semiarid climate didn't have much rainfall, with less than 10 inches. Which made it hard for irrigation for the farmers.
What are all of the seven gods names Mesopotamia worshiped.
The seven gods names where An, Enlil, Enki, Ninhursag, Nanna, Utu, Inanna
What games did they play in Mesopotamia.
They invented game with balls by throwing them to each other and the game was called button buzz.
What is a Ziggurat.
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound.