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Euphrates, Tigris and Bears...oh my!
The Write Stuff
Super Sumerians
Hammurabi
Wheels & Religions
100
Farmers changed the land by...
Building irrigation canals, levees, aqueducts and planting trees
100
The name of one of the earliest writing systems.
What is Cuneiform?
100
What surrounds the Sumerian city-states?
Thick mud brick walls
100
He was King of the...
Babylonian Empire
100
Name 2 ways the wheel improved life in Mesopotamia.
War, go farther distances, speed, power, heavier loads
200
What did the rivers provide that was great for farming?
Silt
200
The official writers.
Who are scribes?
200
What is in the center of the city-states and why?
Ziggurat--religion was the center of Sumerian life
200
Why was he so powerful?
Built dams to control the Euphrates River
200
The most important person in the city-state
Who is the king?
300
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the Rivers
300
The number of symbols.
What is 500?
300
What can be seen from anywhere in the city-state?
King's palace
300
Name of his capital.
What is Babylon?
300
The Mesopotamia religion worship...
Many gods and goddesses
400
Where do the rivers start?
Taurus Mountains
400
The items used to write.
What are wet clay tablets and sharp reed pens?
400
True or False: Men and women had equal rights in Sumerian life.
What is FALSE
400
What was the name of his laws?
What is Code of Hammurabi?
400
What is the difference between mono and polytheism?
Mono=one God Poly=many gods
500
What is the area called where Mesopotamia is located?
Fertile Crescent
500
What did they write about? (At least 2 examples)
Laws, letters, records, songs, stories, trade
500
Name 2 ways Sumerians had fun.
Storytelling, Music, Festivals
500
Give an example of one of his laws.
What is an eye for an eye!
500
What is the name of the teacher who sings the Mesopotamia song?
Mr. Nicky!!