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Fire
Farming and
Irrigation
Major Rivers
Building
Religion and Government
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Answers could be Light, Heat/warmth or cooking.
What is one of fires uses?
100
True, the mesopotamians were the first to irrigate.
True or False? the Mesopotamians were the first civilization to irrigate.
100
Attraction, water for drinking, bathing, fishing, ect.
What is two reasons the major river systems were important.
100
Mud
What did Southern Mesopotamians use for building?
100
The Chief leader.
What was the name of the leader of the tribe?
200
False, Southern Mesopotamia had very little rain so they relied on floods until someone thought of the genius idea of irrigation.
True or False? the reason southern Mesopotamia got irrigation is because they had a lot of rain but they just wanted to get another sorce.
200
True, with all the water they could plant tons of plants there for leavening left overs.
True or False? The Mesopotamians had tons of surpluses because of the rivers.
200
Flat topped houses
What is the most common mud house?
200
Monarchy.
What was the first type of government?
300
Rocks hitting together
What were the first tools that were made for making fire?
300
The water soaked into the plants roots and the River was almost an unlimited amount of water.
How did the irrigation system work?
300
Nile River, Tigris River, Indus River, Huang River
What are 2 settlements that are on or by a major river?
300
Ziggurat.
What was the tallest building in every community?
300
The kings son.
Who takes the throne after the king dies?
400
Fire breaks down bacteria in the meat so people can digest it.
Why was fire so important for cooking meals?
400
Stone hoes
What is 1 tool the Mesopotamians used to cut the wheat?
400
More free time to build pots and other items.
Because of all the surpluses the Mesopotamians had_______________.
400
False the temples started out as one-room temples.
True or False? The temples in southern Mesopotamia have always been huge.
400
The Sumerians
Who were the first group of people who started the ruling of kings?
500
The Ubaids in Southern Mesopotamia.
Who made the first pottery that used fire?
500
An oxen attached to a plow.
What is the animal and tool the Mesopotamians used to plow?
500
Thrived
Because of these resources the Nile and Euphrates________.
500
Inside the wall that surrounds the Ziggurat.
Where did the kings live?
500
Ur-Nammu
Who made the oldest know record of laws?