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The birth of Mesopotamia
Empires
Politics and Economy
Society and Daily Life
Art and Culture
100
What is a civilisation that grows because of a river called?
River civilisation
100
What two rivers were the most important in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
100
What was a leader of a city state in the Sumerian period called?
Ensi
100
What were the three layers of Mesopotamian society?
Nobility, people, slaves
100
What is the name for Mesopotamian writing?
Cuneiform
200
What was the largest part of the economy in early Mesopotamia?
Agriculture
200
How is the territory of Mesopotamia usually divided?
Upper and Lower Mesopotamia
200
What was the main type of agriculture in Mesopotamia?
Irrigation-based agriculture
200
What is the term for a group of people who believe in more than one god?
Polytheist
200
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
A legal text written by Hammurabi around 1760BC detailing the laws and obligations for men and women in his empire.
300
Name two reasons why rivers were important for the growth of early civilisations.
For trade and for the irrigation of crops
300
Name two early city states.
Ur, Uruk, Lagash or Eridu
300
What basic products were provided to Mesopotamia by trade?
Wood, stone and metal
300
What type of people belonged to the Mesopotamian nobility?
Ensi and his family, high ranking civil servants of the State and priests
300
What is a ziggurat?
A large stepped tower inside a palace
400
How were princes and kings of these early empires seen?
They were seen as intermediaries between human beings and the gods.
400
Under which king did Babylonia reach its greatest splendour (power)?
Hammurabi
400
What did the Mesopotamians use instead of money?
They bartered using sheets of silver
400
Name some of the characteristics of Sumerian clothing for men or women.
Men: Shaved heads, fringed skirts, bare chest Women: Dress that covered the upper body, free women wore a veil
400
How did kings celebrate their victories?
A victory stele
500
How was art and sculpture encouraged in early civilisations?
For the decoration of palaces, temples and tombs
500
What was the capital of the Assyrian empire?
Assur and then Nineveh
500
What were the two main roles of the Ensi and what did they involve?
Prince (defence and organisation of city and water distrbibution) High priest (maintained temples and oversaw worship of gods)
500
Name at least 2 Mesopotamian gods.
Anu, Enlil, Marduk, Ishtar
500
The Ishtar gate used to be an entrance to which Mesopotamian city?
Babylon