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Important Terms
Geographic Features
The People of Mesopotamia
Important Developments
Daily Life
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What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
It means the land between two rivers.
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What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
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The _______ was the most important person, because he was the head of the government.
The King
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King Hammurabi of Babylon created what?
A code of law.
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Mesopotamians believed _______ controlled all parts of the human and natural word.
Gods.
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What does "the cradle of civilization" mean?
It means that the first civilizations were developed in Mesopotamia.
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How was the weather in the spring? What happened?
It was rainy, which caused floods.
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________ were influential because of the importance of religion.
Priests.
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The Sumerians developed a form of writing known as what?
Cuneiform writing.
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Who was the ruler of the family and master of the children?
The Father.
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What does polytheistic mean?
To be polytheistic means to believe in many gods.
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How was the weather in the summer? What happened because of this?
It was hot and dry, which caused droughts.
300
_______ did household work and chores.
Slaves
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List two jobs that people in Mesopotamia had.
People also had jobs making tools, pottery, wagons, ships and also as farmers.
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What did girls learn in school?
Girls learned how to be wives and mothers.
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What is mythology in Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamian myths are stories about the lives and relationships of the Gods.
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What was the good things about living in the north?
The north had resources and steady rainfall, which made good farm land. They were also surrounded by many animals for hunting.
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________ were valued because they were educated.
Scribes
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The Tigris and Euphrates rivers made it easy to carry goods from city to city. This system as called what?
Trade.
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What were Mesopotamian temples called?
Ziggurats.
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What is the importance of the "fertile crescent?"
The Fertile Crescent refers to the area in Mesopotamia that is good for growing crops.
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What was good about living in the south?
The South floodwaters made the land very fertile.
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_________ and ________helped develop culture.
Merchants and artisans
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The Sumerians made ________ that would hold two men. One man to drive, one man to fight.
chariots.
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Where in the city was the ziggurat located?
In the centre of the city.