Chapter 1
The Mesopotamians created a
great civilization
Mesopotamia means
between the rivers
True or False: Mesopotamians wrote on paper?
False
Hammurabi created the
Code of Hammurabi
The gates of Ishtar led to
the city of Babylon
Long, long ago, people moved from
place to place
The two rivers Mesopotamia lay between
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The tool that Mesopotamians used to write on clay
Reed
Hammurabi was a great king in
Mesopotamia
The king that could defeat a lion
Gilgamesh
How did Mesopotamians get their food BEFORE they learned to farm?
gathered plants and hunted animals
Because of the rivers, the land was good for _______
farming
The type of writing the Mesopotamians created
cuneiform
What is the code of Hammurabi?
A set of written laws
People believed that gods and goddesses could
make good and bad happen
They lived in
simple huts
The walls around the cities were for _____________
Queens helped by ______
making decisions
What happened if laws were broken?
People were punished
People went to temples to
pray
Over time, they learned to
farm for food
The floodwater from the rivers carried _____________
rich soil for farming
Who ruled the cities of Mesopotamia?
A King
Writing down laws helped to make a
great civilization
Ishtar was the goddess of
love and war