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Mesopotamia was located in what we call the __________ __________.
Fertile Crescent
100
What type of religion did the ancient Mesopotamians follow?
Polytheism: many gods and goddesses.
100
Why was having a stable food supply important to creating Mesopotamian city-states?
City-states would not be able to thrive without enough food to feed their people.
100
Who was Hammurabi?
An ancient king of Babylon who created a set of rules for his people to live by.
100
This invention was used by the Mesopotamians both for transportation and the creation of pottery.
The wheel.
200
The name Mesopotamia actually means _______________.
The land between the rivers.
200
What is a ziggurat?
A ziggurat is a temple where the people of Mesopotamia would go to worship and celebrate their many gods.
200
DAILY DOUBLE: There were three levels of social class in Mesopotamia. Draw a social structure pyramid and label who would be included in each level.
Top level- priests, government officials, rulers Middle level- artisans, farmers, merchants Bottom level- slaves
200
Hammurabi's code included rules and punishments that dealt with several aspects of life. What were two of the categories that the code provided rules for?
Land ownership, trade, crimes and punishments, marriage, divorce, etc.
200
Before the creation of this tool, farmers had to dig up the ground by hand in order to plant crops.
The plow.
300
The two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent are the _________________ and _______________.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
300
How did the ancient Mesopotamians maintain a stable supply of food? What farming process did they have to use to ensure that there was enough food for everyone?
The Mesopotamians had to use irrigation (the process of digging canals to bring water into the fields) to make sure there was enough water to grow crops.
300
Mesopotamia was a highly artistic region. What were two of the ways they expressed their creativity?
Painting, playing music, pottery, singing
300
True or False: The code of Hammurabi was kept secret from common citizens because Hammurabi believed that only the most wealthy people should know the law.
False. Hammurabi's code was made public because he wanted every person to have access to the law.
300
The ancient Mesopotamians created a new language. What was it called?
Cuneiform.
400
Mesopotamia is located in which modern day country?
Iraq.
400
Name two of the major jobs or positions held by the ancient Mesopotamians.
Farmer, merchant, scribe, government official, slave
400
The Mesopotamians created the written language of cuneiform. What was this written language used to record and what was it written on? (2 part answer)
Cuneiform was used to record things like laws, trade agreements, water and land rights, and stories. It was written on clay tablets.
400
According to Hammurabi's code, if a man put out the eye of another man, what would his punishment be?
He would also lose an eye.
400
DAILY DOUBLE!! The city-states in Mesopotamia were often fighting with each other. Name two ways that a city-state could protect its people from invaders.
Cities were protected by high walls and moats.
500
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent are located on which CONTINENT?
Asia
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!! What are at least three aspects of Mesopotamian culture that make it a civilization?
Stable food supply, developed social structure, system of government, religious system, highly developed way of life (music and arts), advances in technology, highly developed written language.
500
Mesopotamian culture had a developed system of government. How were the ancient rulers of this civilization chosen to lead?
The people believed that the rulers and kings were chosen by the gods.
500
Explain the phrase "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth."
"Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth," means that if a crime is committed against a person, whoever committed the crime will have an equal punishment done to him or her.
500
This architectural advancement helped the Mesopotamians build wider, more stable doorways in many of their buildings.
The arch.