Geography
How many rivers did the ancient Mesopotamians rely on?
Two
What did the Sumerians (the first people to live in Mesopotamia) invent, so that people didn't have to hunt and gather anymore.
Farming
What was the name of the temple in every city-state? Starts with "Z."
Ziggurat
Who lived closest to the Ziggurat?
Kings, Priests
What were the names of the two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was the main crop grown in Mesopotamia?
Wheat or barley,
True or False. The Mesopotamians only believed in one god.
False. They believed in many!
Who was able to learn how to read and write?
Boys
What body of water did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers dump into?
Mediterranean Sea
What was the name of the water system? Starts with "I."
Irrigation
True or False. The Mesopotamians believed that when someone displeased the gods, these gods let demons punish the offender with sickness, disease or environmental disasters.
True!
Who lives the furthest from the Ziggurat?
Slaves, laborers,
Yes. The snow from the mountains melted every year causing a yearly flood.
Who plowed the fields besides people?
Ox
King Hammurabi created what that everyone had to follow?
Code of Law
What was the name of the writing system?
Cuneiform
What was another name for the yearly flood? Starts with an "I"
Inundation
What was the name of the tool the Mesopotamians invented, that helped them get water from the rivers. It starts with "S."
Shaduf
Who was the King that had many rules. His name starts with a "G."
King Gilgamesh
Of the three others civilizations we studied, who did the Mesopotamians trade with?
Ancient Egypt.