Ancient Times
What did people live in?
People lived in huts.
Mesopotamia means _____.
Land between two rivers.
What did the Mesopotamians use to write?
Reeds and wet clay
Who was a great king in Mesopotamia?
King Hammurabi
Ancient Mesopotamians believed in many what?
Gods and goddesses
People moved from place to place gathering and hunting what?
Gathering plants
Hunting animals
Mesopotamia lays between what two rivers?
Tigris River and Euphrates River
What was the writing called?
Cuneiform
What did King Hammurabi create?
Code of Hammurabi
Where did people go to pray to the gods and goddesses?
Temple
Over time, the people of Mesopotamia learned how to do what?
They learned how to farm.
Because the land was between two rivers, it was good for doing what?
Farming.
Who were powerful leaders in Mesopotamia?
Kings and queens
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
What did people believe the gods and goddesses could do?
They could make good and bad things happen.
What did the people of Mesopotamia build?
They built cities.
What kinds of jobs did people have in Mesopotamia?
Made pots, baskets, clothes, and jewelry. Others carried people from one place to another by boats.
What did the queens wear?
Gold headdresses and jewelry.
If a person broke a law, what would happen?
What is the name of an important temple in Mesopotamia?
Temple of Ur.
Mesopotamia was a great ___________.
Civilization
What created rich soil that was good for growing plants?
Floodwaters
What did children play with?
Wooden toys
What did they do with the laws once they were made?
Wrote them down.
What was the richest city in Mesopotamia?
Babylon