Mesopotamia Vocab
Mesopotamia means...
Mesopotamia is between these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamia was one of the _ _ _ _ _ civilizations.
first
Writing
Cuneiform
Mountain range
Physical
The belief in many gods
Polytheism
Iraq
One of the many kingdoms/empires in the region of Mesopotamia
Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian
Architecture (Buildings)
Ziggurat
Castle
Human
First known writing system based out of Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Describe the vegetation (plant life) in Mesopotamia
Limited/Little except around the rivers
Kings or priests
Mathematics
Base-60 Time system
Place is made up of two "characteristics"
Physical and Human
An area of fertile land including Mesopotamia and the surrounding landscape
Fertile Crescent
The name of the mountain range to the East of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
Another word for "many" or a "variety" of cultures
Diverse
Law
Code of Hammurabi
Park
Human
system of social organization in which some individuals enjoy a higher social status than others
Social Hierarchy
Word meaning "hot and mostly dry" climate. The climate of Mesopotamia
Semi-arid
One major city-state of Mesopotamia
Ur, Nineveh, Uruk, Babylon
Literature
Epic of Gilgamesh
Climate