Geography
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between the rivers
Describe the geography and weather of Mesopotamia?
Hot and dry desert.
What is a social hierarchy?
Levels of importance
The Code of Hammurabi was _____ into a tall stone monument.
carved
What centure did IWD start?
20the century
What two rivers lay in the region of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What did farmers build to get water to the crops?
irrigation systems
Who was at the top of the social hierarchy?
Kings
When did written laws first occur?
a.750 BCE
b. 1050 BCE
c. 1750 BCE
d. 2050 AD
C
Give 3 reasons why IWD started?
-Women wanted...better pay and working conditions, more equality, safety for children, respect...
What was left ovre from flooding that helped good farming?
Silt
Extra food is called ____________.
surplus
Who is at the lowest of the social hierarchy?
enslaved people
What does "an eye for an eye" mean?
The punishment matches the crime.
The first country where women got the right to vote.
New Zealand
Because the land was good for farming, this area became known as the ____ _____.
Fertile Crescent
surplus
What did scribes do?
They kept records of taxes, food, and laws
Why did leaders needed a way to keep order?
Cities of Mesopotamia grew larger
IN what city did protests first begin for workers rights for women and children?
New York
Why did people need to learn how to control the water?
Because the floods were violent and could destroy homes and crops.
What are some other jobs that people specialized in?
making pottery, weaving cloth, building tools
People who traveled to other lands to trade for things they needed
Merchants
Where was King Hammurabi from?
Babylon
Who started IWD?
a. Clara Zetkin
b. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c. Melania Trump
d. Armity Mehin
A. Clara Zetkin