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Who was Hammurabi?
King who created Hammurabi Code.
Mesopotamia is known as ...
The Land between Two Rivers
ziggurat
What is Hammurabi's Code?
282 Laws for citizens.
Who spoke to the Gods on behalf of the humans in daily life?
Priests or priestesses
What is needed to write cuneiform?
stylus made from a reed and clay tablets
Why were humans created, according to the origin story? Give examples
To deal with the mundane aspects of life like, farming, cooking, sewing, etc
What two rivers "feed" Mesopotamia?
Why was Hammurabi's Code important?
It helped people know what was against the law and the punishment for it.
What is significant about the canals in Mesopotamia?
To help bring water to the fields for the crops
Why is Mesopotamia considered to be polytheistic? With 2 examples to support the answer
They had about 3600 deities. Anu, Nabu, Mami, Enlil, Ashur, etc
Identify 3 jobs in Mesopotamia (Economy).
Farmers, fishermen, government officials, priests, artisans, scribes, pottery makers, traders, etc
Why do early civilizations build canals, dams and irrigation systems?
To control water flow
Describe the evolution to cuneiform.
Started as drawings of barley (the main crop), and changed shape when scribes started to use a writing tool with a squared-off end creating wedge shapes (cuneiform). Over time, the shapes could be sued to represent barley then evolved to represent sounds and letters.
Identify 3 groups of people who ruled Mesopotamia.
Assyrians, Hittites, Kissites, Chaldeans, Sumarians, Babylonians
Describe the geography of Mesopotamia.
Surrounded by two rivers, mountain ranges, deserts, and seas. It is fertile because it is a great area to grow crops due to the proximity of water and the flooding of the river leaves nutrients in the soil.
What does Hammurabi's Code tell us about how the Mesopotamians view family relationships?
Family is important. The husband is responsible for caring for his family, even in times of need (divorce and illness) but children must not disrespect their father, nor wives their husbands.
Explain why early civilizations grew up around rivers and oceans/seas.
For water for living, and crops and used waterways for transportation when exploring or trading with other groups.
Identify 4 steps that must be taken in the growth of city-states - (from the time of the first person to a functioning city.)
Planting of crops allowed for people to live in one area. Domestication of animals allowed for easier food to be found and less time farming. Accumulation of food surpluses allowed to feed more people allowing for the specialization of labour (artisans, shop keepers, etc). People were needed to keep track of those living in the area, led to government presence.
Why were Sumerian cities surrounded by walls?
Defence - could keep enemies out and could keep citizens safe inside of walls.
Identify and describe at least 5 similarities between Noah's Ark and Tablet 11 of Gilgamesh's Epic.
entire earth, affects humans, rain, boat, birds, animals, mountain, etc
Was Hammurabi's Code fair, lenient or too harsh? Defend with exact examples.
Answers will vary
Identify 2 of Mesopotamia's inventions/achievements and explain their importance. Don't be vague!
Cuneiform, 360 circle, calendar, wheel, sailboat, mass-produced bricks, stars,
Identify and describe 5 of the 7 aspects of civilization.
Arts & Achievements, Economy,
Who owned the cities and what was built to honour them?
Deities owned the cities and ziggurats were built to honour them