Mesopotamia
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How do you pronounce "Mesopotamia"?
MESS OH PO TA ME AH
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What is a Ziggurat?
A large temple
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Did hunter-gatherers have a hierarchy?
No, they shared everything evenly.
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What is a hierarchy?
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
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What is a fertile crescent?
land that was good for crops to grow
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Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
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What is a stratified society?
When people are divided by wealth or status
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What is one of Hammaurabi's laws?
Answers may vary
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Mesopotamia did not have much of these natural resources....(2)
metal and stone
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Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Civilization
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What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
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What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or people with lots of money.
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What did the change in diet affect?
Health - high blood pressure, cancer
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What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
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What type of people would be found in the lowest level of a stratified society?
Labourers and slaves
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How did the people of Mesopotamia release evil spirits inside of someone?
They would drill a hole into the person's skull
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What was an astronomers job?
They documented movement of the stars and planets and reported to the King
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The word "Mesopotamia" means:
The Land Between Two Rivers
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What did the people of Mesopotamia believe caused illnesses and disease?
Evil forces MUAHAHAH
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What was Cuneiform usually written on?
Clay or stone
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What were the earliest set of laws called?
The Code of Hammurabi
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What did the people of Mesopotamia use instead of medicine?
Plants and herbs
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What came before Mesopotamia?
Early Humans - hunter gatherers and farming