Mesopotamian Inventions and Innovations
This invention helped the Sumerians with transportation and farming by making carts and plows more efficient.
The Wheel
Mesopotamia is known as the "land between" these two rivers
The Tigris and the Euphrates
This system of dividing people into social classes placed kings at the top and slaves at the bottom.
Social hierarchy
This is the world's first known system of writing, developed by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
The Babylonians developed this system to track time and predict the flooding of the rivers.
The Calendar
This arc of rich farmland, which includes Mesopotamia, was ideal for early civilization development.
The Fertile Crescent
This structure, built in the center of Mesopotamian cities, was used for religious ceremonies.
a ziggurat
The very first recorded story is about the adventures of this legendary Sumerian king.
Gilgamesh
This innovation, used by the Assyrians, allowed them to trade goods more efficiently by water.
Boats
A Babylonian king is best known for creating this written set of laws.
The Code of Hammurabi
This term describes a city that governs itself and the surrounding land.
City-state
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, this wild man became Gilgamesh’s friend after being tamed.
Enkidu
The Sumerians developed this written system to keep track of business transactions, laws, and stories.
Cuneiform
This famous city-state is known for its hanging gardens and was rebuilt by King Nebuchadnezzar... The second of the major Mesopotamian empires
Babylon
Mesopotamians practiced this type of religious belief
Polytheism
This major event in the Epic of Gilgamesh resembles the biblical story of Noah’s Ark.
The great flood
1) This farming technique helped control water flow, prevent floods, and provide a steady water supply to crops. 2) After naming the invention, describe how it works (examples)
Irrigation
This Assyrian High Priestess was credited with writing a famous story. What is her name? and What did she write?
Enheduanna
This economic development (the goods and crops produced) allowed for trade and ultimately led to the formation of towns and developed civilization
surpluses (of crops and food)
The Epic of Gilgamesh explores this theme, which reflects humanity’s struggle to accept fate.
What is mortality or the search for immortality