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Fertile Cresent
An arch of fertile farmland between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean.
(Where they built MESOPOTAMIA)
*50 EXTRA POINTS Why did they establish their civilization in the FERTILE CRESENT?
Polysthesitic
Belief in MANY gods
Sailboats
Invented in Mesopotamia
* Extra 50 points
Why were sailboats important?
Patriarchy
Men had more power than women
Every aspect of life was controlled by the gods
Think about it: If they believed in many gods AND their gods were about nature AND their lifes/staying alive depended on having food/growing food...
Why did their gods control EVERY aspect of their lives?
(EXTRA 100 POINTS)
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
The two rivers on either side of Mesopotamia
EXTRA 50 POINTS:
Why were these two rivers important?
Ziggurats
A rectangular pyramid with terraces. It was usually used as a RELIGIOUS temple or GOVERNMENT building.
(This can be TWO different G.R.A.P.E.S categories!)
EXTRA 100 IF YOU CAN TELL ME BOTH AND WHY!
A Mesopotamian writing system
Concept of TIME
They INVENTED the concept of TIME!
Priests choose a LEADER to lead the CITY-STATES
Remember that "EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE WAS CONTROLLED BY THE GODS"
This is an example of how their religion controlled everything, even who was in charge. Their civilization was religion focused.
PLOW to plant seeds easier
Before the PLOW (a farming INVENTION/TOOL) Mespotamians had to dig a hole for each seed. With the PLOW they can make a row of holes for the seeds (making it faster and easier to plant seeds)
* EXTRA 50- Why was the PLOW important? (hint: they had to grow A LOT of food for the BIG civilization/ALL THEIR PEOPLE... AND to have extra food- SURPLUS of food)
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
The concept of COUNTING
sequence of numbers... numbers have an amount designated...
A type of metal, they DISCOVERED that they can manipulate it to make things
KINGS and PRIESTS worked closely together
Remember that "EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE WAS CONTROLLED BY THE GODS"
This is an example of how their religion controlled everything. The king had to consult/talk to the priest before making any choices. Their civilization was religion focused.
King & Nobility
Priests & Prestesses
Merchants
Scribes & Artisans
Farmers & Skilled Workers
--------------------------Slaves-------------------------
Peoples categories/titles/JOBS/CLASSES
Extra 1,000 points: EACH GROUP WILL WRITE DOWN THEIR ANSWER:
500-Why was a social structure important for a civilization? Was it fair-WHY YES OR WHY NOT?
500-What would you create instead? How would it work?
Hammurabi's Code
A Babylonian king who made the code LAWS of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
Extra:500 points WHY was creating laws for a civilization important?
(LAWS helped ______the city-states/people. Without LAWS then there is _____.)
Wheel
It was INVENTED in Mesopotamia!
Extra 500 points: Why was the invention of the wheel so important?
Trade
Mesopotamia did not have currency (coins/dollars/pesos/Yen/bit-coin etc) They traded goods for other things they needed.
Extra 100 points: Why do you think they did not have curency (coins/bill/etc.)?
Only Priests could communicate with the gods
Extra 500 points:
Why do you think ONLY the priest could communicate with the gods? Why couldn't everyone- like the farmers, merchants, kids...etc. communicate with the gods?