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VOCABULARY
FAMOUS NAMES
SOCIAL CLASSES
ACHIEVEMENTS
100
Soil that is good for growing crops
fertile soil
100
Who was the sun god?
Shamash
100
They had been chosen by the gods to rule.
Who are the kings?
100
A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols.
What is cuneiform?
200
A large arc of rich fertile farmland.
Fertile Crescent
200
Who did the people of Mesopotamia believed that their world was controlled by? 4 groups
gods and goddesses, demons and monsters.
200
They were the links between the Sumerians and the gods.
Who are the priests?
200
This was used for transportation.
the wheel?
300
Human-made waterways that controlled the river's flow.
canal
300
Babylon's greatest king or monarch.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
They traveled to faraway places and had a great impact on Sumerian society.
Who were traders?
300
The name of the 2 rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and The Euphrates
400
More than you need.
surplus
400
He was god of the moon.
Nanna
400
What was built at the centre of each city for their gods?
ziggurat
400
What was the nature of their laws
An eye for an eye
500
what country is Mesopotamia today?
Iraq
500
Who was the god of the heavens and king of the gods.
Anu - Sometimes called An
500
They were at the bottom of the social order.
Who are the slaves?
500
What did they write on
clay tablets