Mesopotamia
How do you pronounce "Mesopotamia"?
MESS OH PO TA ME AH
What is a Ziggurat?
A large temple
Did hunter-gatherers have a hierarchy?
No, they shared everything evenly.
What is a hierarchy?
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Long Poem known as the earliest known literary work
Epic of Gilgamesh
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between two rivers
Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
Mesopotamians believed in many gods. True or False?
True
What was the idea of Hammurabi's code?
An eye for an eye
First metal created, made for tools and weapons
Bronze
Mesopotamia did not have much of these natural resources....(2)
metal and stone
What was the type of writing called>
Cuneiform
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or people with lots of money.
What did the people of Mesopotamia use instead of medicine?
Plants and herbs
What were Mesopotamians experts in?
Math, Astronomy
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What type of people would be found in the lowest level of a stratified society?
Labourers and slaves
Independent political unit that includes a city and its surrounding territory
City-State
Law System
Wheel
Cuneiform - Writing System
Farming - Agriculture
Bronze
Sailboats
What was an astronomers job?
They documented movement of the stars and planets and reported to the King
How did people become kings?
Military Leaders winning battles
What happened in Mesopotamia very often that helped grow crops?
Floods
What was Cuneiform usually written on?
Clay or stone