Geography
What ancient Greek word means 'Land Between the Rivers'?
Mesopotamia
What was the first script that was based on pictures?
Pictographs
What did cities fight over?
Land and water rights
What is the term for 'relating to or characterized by belief in or worship of more than one god'.
Polytheistic
What was the main form of art in this time? What materials were used?
Sculptures made from clay
What type of region is Mesopotamia?
Dry/Desert/Plains
Which language was the first to be written down in history?
Sumerian
What material were the 'elite' armor and weapons made out of?
Bronze
Approximately how many gods/goddesses did Mesopotamia have?
Over 2000
What rectangular buildings came from Mesopotamian architecture? What were they used for?
Temples, used for worship
Did Mesopotamians have much rainfall?
Nope.
What was the 'wedge shaped' writing called?
Cuneiform
What 'new piece of military technology' was used in the 2dn millennium?
Horse drawn chariot
What was unique about religion from city to city?
Each city had their own God/Goddess to worship.
What materials were regular houses made from?
Mud, straw, sun baked brick, etc.
What is the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels?
Irrigation
Who was confined to being the 'writers' of the wedge shaped writing?
Priests and other church officials
How were soldiers trained for battle?
They were trained by a larger group of experienced soldiers.
Who were believed to be representatives of the Gods/Goddesses?
Kings
A throne room used for peasants to worship their king
What animal supplemented the Mesopotamians diet? (Hint: not a land animal)
Fish (from the rivers)
What are the two main dialects/languages of Mesopotamia?
Sumerian and Semitic
How much evidence is there of Mesopotamian warfare? Why is this?
There is very little evidence because there was little to nothing recorded/documented in the time.
Which myth is the most prominent in Mesopotamian culture? How does it relate to modern biblical stories?
Gilgamesh, due to the fact that it contains a legend of the flood which has various similarities with (but also glaring differences to) the Biblical account of Noah’s Ark.
What pictures would decorate a King's palace?
Stone slabs carved to show something the King has accomplished.