Vocab Words
The worlds first system of writing.
What is Cuneiform?
The names for the 2 major rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Hammurabi was the king of this place.
What is Babylon?
When we think of the social hierarchy, we think of this shape.
What is a triangle?
Mesopotamian weather could be characterized (described) as this.
What is annoying, unpredictable, drought then floods, etc.?
Human-made waterways.
What are canals?
Mesopotamia means this in Greek.
What is "The Land Between Two Rivers"?
The name of the laws that were written in cuneiform for all to see.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This group was at the bottom of the social hierarchy in Mesopotamia.
Who are slaves?
This ocean borders both the western part of North America and the Eastern part of Asia.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Mesopotamia is a _____, not a city.
What is an area/region?
Some of the laws in Hammurabi's Code included...
What is laws about marriage, slavery, theft, trade, etc?
Priests, who were at the top of the social hierarchy, were so respected because...
What is, they could "talk to the gods", which could keep people safe/healthy/rich?
Cuneiform was created with the following items.
The tiny rocks and rich soil that spread throughout the land. It made farming in the area easier.
What is silt?
In the Mesopotamian city of Sumer, these 2 things were invented.
What is:
Cuneiform, the wheel, the plow, a water-clock, sewers.
Besides writing laws, Hammurabi was also...
What is a strong military leader, a great city planner, and the creator of a strong tax system?
What is, they were the only ones who could write cuneiform, which allowed everyone to read what was going on.
We know that Mr. Padilla isn't just making things about Mesopotamia because of this.
What is cuneiform, where things are written down?
Mesopotamia is also known as the _______ ______.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
In Sumer, how did people believe the gods created them?
What is drunkenly, made out of clay?
Hammurabi had this many laws.
What is 282 laws?
We define social hierarchy as...
What is, the way people organize themselves in a civilization.
This continent is west of Asia.
What is Europe?