Geography
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
Who was ranked the highest in the Mesopotamian Social Hierarchy?
King
Mesopotamians created the first writing system. This writing system is called what?
Cuneiform
Because of the surplus of food that came as a result of the invention of farming, people were able to have jobs like crafters, government workers, and religious leaders, merchants and artisans. This idea is called ____ __ ____.
Division of Labor
This emperor created the first code of laws in history.
Hammurabi
When the Tigris and the Euphrates would flood, a fine soil would be left behind. What is this fine mixture of soil and tiny rocks called?
Of the upper, middle and lower class, which level consisted of the most people?
Middle Class
They wrote using clay tabletsfor “paper” and ________ for “pencils.”
Styluses made from reeds from the riverbanks.
This invention allowed for increased trade along the rivers.
Sailboat
These men performed religious ceremonies.
Priests
Mesopotamia is located in what larger, arc shaped region of fertile farmland?
The Fertile Crescent
The division of society by rank or class is called ________.
Social Hierarchy
In order to keep cities from flooding, Mesopotamians learned to use ________, or the ways of supplying water to land through the use of canals, ditches, and reservoirs.
Irrigation Systems
A writer from ancient times is known as a what?
A scribe
Why did Mesopotamians build walls around their city-states?
for protection
Which large body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow?
The Persian Gulf
If Hammurabi wrote his code in approximately 1800 BC, how many years ago did he write it?
About 4000 years ago
The Mesopotamian invention of the ______ allowed more opportunities to trade greater distances on land.
Wheel
The Sumerians built large, pyramid shaped temples in order to worship their gods. These temples were called…
Ziggurats
This invention improved the stable food supply by making planting easier .
the plow
The word “Mesopotamia” means ______________
Where did Hammurabi display the stele of laws?
He displayed them in the center of the city.
What number was the Sumerian number System based on?
The number 60
The Sumerians practiced a belief in more than one God. What is this called?
Polytheism
These two physical features provided a natural barrier for protection against invaders.
mountains and deserts