Mesopotamia 1
Name one of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Name one city-state in the Sumerian region
Ur, Uruk, Eridu
How many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code?
282
This clear and expensive export from the Phoenicians helped store things.
Glass
What is the largest origin on/in the human body
skin
This is the process where canals and dams funnel water from a water source like a river to a farm.
Irrigation
A ___________ is an area that is independent and has its own government.
city-state
A(n) _______________ is a group of many different lands under one ruler.
Empire
Who built the first libraries?
King Ashurbanipal
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Flood rivers were full of _______ which has small particles that help plants grow.
Silt
_______________ is a system of writing that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay or stone, it is considered one of the first writing systems in the world.
cuneiform
A ____________ is a forced payment made to a ruler as a sign of submission.
tribute
A ______________ is a large number of people or machines having to do with war.
military
Laremy Tunsil who played for the Miami Dolphins wore which number
67
A ___________ is wetland that forms as rivers that empty their water and sediment into another body of water, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.
delta
Belief in many gods is called what?
Polytheism, Polytheistic
In 1901 ____________, a French mining engineer, led an archaeological expedition and uncovered the diorite Code of Hammurabi.
Jacques De Morgan
This ziggurat is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
True or False: A strawberry is biologically a berry
Name the mountain range that created the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Zagros Mountains
To honor the gods, the Mesopotamia people built ziggurats, what was located on the top of the ziggurats?
temple
How was Hammurabi's Code written, how where the laws written
In an IF/Then statements
When Mr. Martinelli was describing what a tribute was, which movie did he use as his example?
A Bug's Life
Name two sport team nicknames from Philadelphia.
Eagles
Phillies
Sixers
Union
Flyers