Society
Priest's jobs? (2)
Communicate with the gods & declare the king was sent from the gods.
Define Mesopotamia
The land between the rivers.
An invention initially used for making pottery and later for carts.
Wheel
What is a ziggurat?
A pyramid temple made out of stacked platforms.
King's jobs
What two important rivers were around Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is cuneiform? What was it on? Why was it used?
Triangular shaped writing done on clay tablet to keep track of trade.
What is polytheism?
Belief in more than one god.
A professional writer who used a reed to press triangular letters into clay tablets.
Scribe
What are the Zagros and Taurus?
Mountain ranges near Mesopotamia.
What is bronze and what was it used for?
A mixture of copper and tin used to make stronger weapons and tools
What is a city-state?
What was a merchants job?
Someone who sold goods.
What is the fertile crescent?
A curved area of land in the Middle East with rich soil for farming.
Made of reeds and used wind power to transport people and goods.
Sail boat
To give something and receive something of equal value.
Lower social position. Could gain power by owning land or becoming a priestess.
Women
Define irrigation
Moving water from rivers to crops often using canals.
An invention that digs and drops seeds while attached to a plow pulled by oxen.
Seed funnel
What is barter?
A trading system without using money.