Geography
What does Mesopotamia mean
( Triple points )
Land between two rivers
What is a scribe
Someone who writes down records, stories and events
Who invented the wheel
Sumerians
Whose homes were 3 stories with a flat roof
Babylonians
What is as big as an elephant, but weighs nothing at all?
A shadow of an elephant
Northern Mesopotamia mainly consist of
( 3 items)
Mountains, metals, and minerals
Whose social pyramid was the most similar
Babylonians and Assyrians
What is a bullae
Ancient piggy bank
Which society had iron blacksmiths
Assyrians
How many letters are in alphabet?
8
Southern Mesopotamia mainly consist of
( 2 items)
Plains and crops
Who is the Babylonians King who made a book of laws
Hammurabi
What is a ziggurat
a temple whee people worshipped Mesopotamian gods
Who conquered the Sumerians
Akkadians
How is Ron 10 years old in 1870, but only 5 years old in 1875?
( Double or nothing)
Ron was born in 1880 B.C.
What is Mesopotamia Climate
Semiarid
Who had the high priest and king at the top of their social pyramid
Sumerians
What is Cuneiform
an assortment of wedged like symbols that represent phrases
Ancient Mesopotamian writing system
Which two societies formed after the Akkadians split
( Double Points)
Babylonians and Assyrians
What is half of 8?
( Double or nothing)
3
How did Mesopotamians solve their flood problem
They built canals and dams
Who allowed women to become a priestess
( Double or nothing)
Babylonians, Sumerians and Assyrians
Who invented the 60 second number system
Babylonians
Which society allowed women to hold jobs, and own property
Sumerians and Babylonians
What can fill an entire room without taking up any space
Light