One of the earliest written sets of laws was known as _____________.
What is Hammurabi's code
100
____________ consist of cities and the land that they control.
What is city-states
200
Mesopotamia is sometimes called the ___________because of its soil and shape.
What is the fertile crescent
200
The king of Uruk was ________________. He was part human and part God.
What is Gilgamesh
200
An early form of writing was called....
What is cuneiform
200
The first inhabitants of Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians
200
In later years, kings in city-states governed....
What is politics and armies
300
Which body of water is a sea....the Nile, the Mediterranean, the Euphrates, or the Tigris?
What is the Mediterranean
300
A temple on a pyrmid-shaped tower is called a ____________.
What is a ziggurat
300
Oil comes from...
What is the remains of sea creatures
300
The job of a scribe was to _____________.
What is write and keep records
300
The first governors of city-states were....
What is temple priests
400
Which two rivers run the length of the fertile crescent?
What is the Euphrates and the Tigris
400
In ancient Sumer each city-state had a ziggurat where people went to ______________.
What is worship a special god or goddess
400
Irrigation is....
What is a system for bringing water to dry areas.
400
What would be a difficult part of training to be a Mesopotamian scribe?
What is memorizing the Sumerian symbols
400
What factor made it difficult to farm in southern Mesopotamia?
What is the hot and dry climate
500
Two major trade routes for the Mesopotamian region are....
What is the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
500
Who is the king that forced the Jews to leave their homeland and go to Mesopotamia? He also burned the city of Jerusalem, destoyed the sacred temple, and sent thousands of Jews to Babylon as slaves.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar
500
What continent is Egypt and the Nile River on?
What is Africa
500
What people were in the upper class? Which class were scribes in?
What is kings, priests, and property owners. Upper class
500
Name the three major challenges that influenced the development of Mesopotamian city-states. (You will have to explain each challenge in detail on your test.)
What is 1. The threat of hostile invaders 2. Lack of water, 3. Trade