Mesopotamia
Geography
Sumer
Meso Vocab 1
Meso Vocab 2
100

People who travel from place to place in search of food.

Nomads

100

Mesopotamia is found on this continent.

Asia

100

True or False: The Sumerians invented the wheel.

True

100

A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that help grow crops.

Silt

100

An amount left over after a need has been met.

Surplus

200

Mesopotamia is also known as the "_______  _____ ______ ________"

Land between two rivers

200

True or False: People settled in Mesopotamia because it was dry and cold.

False

200

True or False: Sumer was the 2nd known civilization developing around 3500 BCE.

False

200

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

City-State

200

A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.

Scribe

300

This is the term referring to the taming of plants and/or animals.

Domestication

300

Mesopotamia is located in the modern day country of...

Iraq

300

The people who lived in Mesopotamia were called this.

Sumerians

300

This is the worship of many gods.

Polytheism

300

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

Ziggurat

400

A large arc of fertile land that was good for crops to grow. (Nickname for Mesopotamia)

Fertile crescent

400

The two major rivers in Mesopotamia.

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

400

This is the earliest written superhero story we know of

Epic of Gilgamesh

400

The writing of the Sumerians was called this

Cuneiform

400

A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary hero.

Epic

500

People settled and began communities in Mesopotamia because of this... (2 Things)

There was fertile land to grow crops and fresh water to drink.

500

What gulf does the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into?

The Persian Gulf

500

Sumerian houses were usually one story and built with ____________ bricks.

Mud

500

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes and streams.

Irrigation

500

A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.

Empire