Geography
Between what two rivers is Mesopotamia located?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the single most important invention the ancient Mesopotamians developed? (Hint: it is for transportation)
The wheel
The Sumerians lived in large groups in things called _______________-____________.
City-states
Who was the most famous king of Akkad?
Sargon
Who is the most famous king of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi
What land feature is to the North and East of Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
What important technology was crucial to improving tools and weapons?
What did the Sumerians use to pull their chariots?
Donkeys/mules
Why is the Akkadian Empire so important?
It was the FIRST empire
How many laws are in the code of Hammurabi?
282
The Mediterranean Sea
What are the three things militaries are supposed to do for a city-state?
1. Protect
2. Attack
3. Police
List 5 different weapons you would see on a Sumerian battlefield
Spears
Slings
Bow and Arrow
Axes
Clubs
Swords
Chariots
What weapon did the Akkadians use to great advantage when they began conquering the Sumerian city-states?
Chariots
List the two main competitors of Babylon
Assyrian Empire
Empire of Elam
What is the longest river in Mesopotamia?
The Euphrates
What THREE inventions helped with irrigation? (hint: think of the video)
Levees
Dams
Canals
Who was the Sumerian god of wind and storms?
Enlil
What was the capital city of the Akkadian Empire?
Akkad
What important things can writing be used for?
Recording history
Communication
Keeping track of trade, money, and numbers.
How does the geography of Mesopotamia both help or hurt the people that live there?
The rivers make the land fertile, however those rivers also flood causing damage.
or
The Zagros mountains protect the Mesopotamians from northern invaders and the Syrian desert protects the south. However this means that expansion is hard.
What vital creation helped the first cities organize and control all the people?
Government
From what year, to what year, were the Sumerians the dominant power in Mesopotamia?
3,000 BCE-2,300 BCE
What languages did the citizens of the Akkadian Empire speak?
Akkadian and Sumerian
Why is the Code of Hammurabi so important to us today?
Because it provides a window to look into the past. As the one of the earliest surviving legal codes, we are able to see and understand how people lived and what was important to them.