People in Mesopotamia made a living by creating goods and selling their services in exchange for food. What were some services and skills these people had?
What are leatherwork, pottery, carpentry, weaving, and metal work
100
Name two innovations by the Mesopotamians
What are wheel, sailing ships, writing, irrigation, law
200
the Fertile Crescent was ideal for faming because the land was rich with these...
What is edible plants, fruit, wheat, and barley
200
Trading goods allowed people to earn wealth and resources. Because of this, their _________ thrived.
What is economy
200
How did the wheel change life for the Mesopotamians?
What is they build wagons to transport goods
300
The people of Mesopotamia took full advantage of the fertile land and hot weather by doing what?
What is using farming technologies
300
This region became the center of trade because it was easy to...
What is travel up the rivers and canals
300
What innovations were used for farming?
What is harnessed animals to pull ploughs, they altered th plough to turn soil and drop seeds
400
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates
400
The communities thrived partly through the hard work of what?
What are slaves
400
the Mesopotamia counting system was based on which number?
What is 60
500
What does the name "Mesopotamia" mean?
What is "the land between two rivers"
500
The ______________ were one of the first peoples to exchange money for goods.