Mesopotamia

All About Mesopotamia

100

Located between two major rivers

The Tigris and the Euphrates

200

Advantages of being near a river

Fishing, irrigation, bathing

300

What are sediments?

Floods would regularly happen, and when the water levels went back down again, they left behind sediments that would fertilize the soil there.

400

Another name for Mesopotamia

The cradle of civilization

500

Why is Mesopotamia so important historically?

It is the birthplace of civilizations

Early Writing

100

Where was the earliest evidence of writing found?

Mesopotamia

200

Early writing was found on...

clay tablets

300

Clay tablets were inconvenient because...

they could break, they were heavy, they could not be reproduced easily

400

Cuneiform comes from the word cuneus, which means ___________. An expert or master of cuneiform was called a _____________.

Wedge

Scribe

500

Which alphabet influenced the development of several others

Phoenician

Social, Political, Religious

100

Each city was led by a 

King

200

The cities were fortified with _________ for ___________

walls

protection

300

The discovery of the Code of Hammurabi is important because it shows us... 

That the King wanted to tell people in his city

what types of behaviours were acceptable, and everyone was expected to respect these laws.

400

How was laws were there?

282

500

Describe how women were treated in Mesopotamia

Women were not equal to men, women could be sold into slavery to pay off their husband's debt, women could own land and run a business 

I have run out of titles

100

Polytheism

Belief in many gods

200

True or false: People believed that their good or bad luck was a direct result of the gods being happy or upset with them

true

300

How did people keep their gods happy?

animal sacrifices, wine and jewels

400

Trade was essential so that people in Mesopotamia could get items like

metal and wood

500

Explain Mesopotamia's social hierarchy

King

Nobles, government officials, priests

merchants, artisans

peasants

slaves

You spin me round right baby right round

100

Which invention came out of Mesopotamia that changed the lives of humans from 3500bce to today?

The wheel

200

The first wheel was used to make

pottery

300

Wheels were essential for what economic purpose________

trade/business

400

Give an example of how the wheel was used at this time

To transport heavy goods using chariots

500

What year did Ms. Druzin graduate from Bialik?

2002