chronology & territory
TRUE OR FALSE: The Mesopotamian civilisations developed between 2000 BC and 700 AC around the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
FALSE: The Mesopotamian civilisations developed between 3500 BC and 539 BC around the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.
During the Sumerian period, the city-states were governed by WHO?
What does POLYTHEISTIC mean?
They believed in the existence of several gods, such as Marduk and Isthar
Which materials did they use for architecture?
Adobe and bricks
The word Mesopotamia comes from Greek origin and means....
land between the rivers
FILL IN THE BLANK: Sumerian (3500-2350 BC). This period developed in Sumer, in the South of Mesopotamia. The Sumerians organised themselves in independent city-states such as _____ , _____ and ______.
Ur, Uruk, and Lagash
ORGANIZE THE HIERARCHY, HIGHEST TO LOWEST:
- Farmers and craftsmen
- King and his family
- Traders and clerks
- King and his family
- Traders and clerks
- Farmers and craftsmen
What did the Mesopotamians invent? (It helped with communication and keeping records!)
Writing
What 2 architectural structures did they invent?
Archs and domes
Mesopotamia was between which rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
FILL IN THE BLANK: Akkadian (2330-2130 BC). The Akkadians came from Akkad, a territory in ______ Mesopotamia, led by their king, Sargon I, they conquered Sumer.
Central
Their economy was based on what activities?
Irrigated agriculture and stock farming
What does PICTOGRAPHIC mean?
Each word corresponded to a symbol or picture that was very similar to the concept represented
What did their sculptures mainly represent?
Important people, such as the patesi Gudea
TRUE OR FALSE: They did not believe in life after death
FALSE, they did!
FILL IN THE BLANK: Babylonian (1800-1500 BC). The city of _______, located between Sumer and Akkad, dominated the rest of the territory, creating an empire that reached its splendour in the time of King Hammurabi.
Babylon
Name 3 things they grew through irrigated agriculture
Cereal, vegetables, lentils, and palm trees
What does IDEOGRAPHIC mean?
The symbols and their combinations represented concepts
The 2 most important buildings were...
FILL IN THE BLANK: It is believed that writing was first developed in the Sumerian city of _______
Uruk
FILL IN THE BLANK: Assyrian (Mid-tenth century to 625 BC). The Assyrians, inhabitants of the mountains in the North, created a great empire that went from the ______ _____ to the _______.
Agriculture prosperity helped other activities to develop, such as.....
craftwork and trade
what does PHONETIC mean?
ziggurat
Why was this civilization located near rivers? NAME 2 REASONS
to provide drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and major transportation routes