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Vocabulary
100

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Land between two rivers.

100

Who is in the lowest social class?

Enslaved people

100

What type of religion did the people of Mesopotamia have?

Polytheism

100

What was their system of writing?

Cuneiform

100

What is one of the earliest forms of writing invented by the Sumerians?

Cuneiform.

200

What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia?

Euphrates and Tigris

200

Who were in the middle class?

merchants, artisans, farmers, fishermen

200

Where did they worship?

Ziggurat

200

Who was Hammurabi?

One of the ancient Babylonian kings who made up a code of laws.

200

What was a person trained in writing cuneiform script called?

A scribe.

300

What is the area of land called where Mesopotamia was located?

The Fertile Crescent.

300

Who made up the high class?

Priests, then Kings, then government officials, then scribes

300

Where was the ziggurat located within the town?

Center

300

What is the main principle of Hammurabi's Code?

An eye for an eye, meaning an equal punishment for the crime

300

What were the large, multi-leveled temples in the center of Mesopotamian cities called?

Ziggurats.

400

What is the word for watering crops and livestock using man-made efforts such as canals and ditches?

Irrigation.

400

What is a scribe?

Someone who could read/write in cuneiform. The wrote important records and laws. 

400

Why was the top floor so sacred?

Because the Gods were said to live there. 

400

What are three important inventions from Mesopotamia?

The wheel, the plow, a writing system.

400

What are three civilizations of Mesopotamia?

Sumer, Babylon, and Assyria.

500

What modern day country is Mesopotamia now?

Iraq.

500

What is a large number of states or regions that are ruled by a single leader called an emperor or empress?

An empire.

500

What does "poly" mean in POLYtheism?

Many

500

What were ziggurats made of?

Sun-dried mud bricks.

500
Why was IRRIGATION so important, especially during the summer months?

Because rain was scarce.