Meso & Fertile Crescent
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
"land between the rivers"
What is the name of the first human civilization?
Sumer
Who created the Code of Hammurabi?
Hammurabi
Mesopotamians were _____________, which means they believe in multiple gods.
polytheistic
Besides the Tigris and Euphrates, what other major river resides in Mesopotamia?
The Nile River
What two rivers does Mesopotamia lie in between?
Tigris and Euphrates
stepped pyramid-like structure that were either square or rectangular.
How many parts is the Code of Hammurabi?
Three parts
What was one way that the Mesopotamians tried to please their gods and goddesses?
built temples, performed rituals, offered sacrifices, presented offerings
What major sea lies to the west of Mesopotamia?
a. Mediterranean Sea
b. Caspian Sea
c. Red Sea
a. Mediterranean Sea
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Ideal settlement and farming land that is crescent shaped
Sumer was not one large city, it was.....
A collection of city-states
What is the difference between modern day law and the Code of Hammurabi?
Today's laws are not as harsh as those within the Code of Hammurabi
Cuneiform
What mountain range lies to the east of Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
The earliest occupants of Mesopotamia lived what type of lifestyle?
Nomadic
A large city surrounded by a wall with smaller villages developed around it...
City-States
What is a theocracy?
gods appoint the leaders of the civilization
Describe the social structure of Mesopotamia. (Pyramid of Power)
1. Rulers, nobles, Priests
2. Commoners
3. Farmers and Slaves
What body lies to the south of Mesopotamia?
a. Caspian Sea
b. Persian Gulf
C. Dead Sea
b. Persian Gulf
Mesopotamia is located in which modern day location?
a. Iraq
b. Israel
c. Palestine
a. Iraq
Explain how Sumerians irrigated their farm land.
Using canals and rivers and bringing water into the farm land.
The Code of Hammurabi belonged to which civilization?
a. Sumer
b. Babylonia
c. Assyria
b. Babylonia
Name two inventions Mesopotamians created that have impacted us today.
What three major empires rest within Mesopotamia?
Assyria, Babylonia, and Sumer