Geography
Mesopotamia was located in what part of the world (as we call it today)?
The Middle East
Mesopotamians believed in many gods. What is this type of religion called?
Polytheistic
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
The period/era of prehistoric times known as the "old stone age"
Paleolithic Era
These jobs are how people survived and thrived during the Paleolithic era.
Hunter and Gatherers
Nomad
What is a fertile crescent?
land that was good for crops to grow
This massive stepped temple was built for Mesopotamian gods and was an important religious center.
ziggurat
Vocab Word: A man-made structure or system built to carry water from a source to a distant distribution point or city
Aqueduct
The period/era of time when writing and civilization began to emerge known as the "New Stone Age"
Neolithic
Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
Vocab Word: When people have one job they perform daily in a civilization. (Leather worker, Welder, Hunter, etc.)
Specialization
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
The people of Sumer thought that floods and natural disasters were signs of what?
What is the gods were angry with them?
What type of people would be found in the lowest level of a stratified society?
Labourers and slaves
What were the earliest set of laws called?
The Code of Hammurabi
What did the people of Mesopotamia use instead of medicine?
Plants and herbs
A person whose job is to write things down to document history
What is a scribe?
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
Civilization
Mesopotamians believed their kings were chosen by whom to rule the people?
gods
VOCAB WORD for any tool or procedure that helped life be easier.
What is technology?
What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or people with lots of money.
This layer of dark rich soil formed after Mesopotamia flooded and made it easy to grow crops.
Silt
What is a hierarchy?
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
Mesopotamia is Greek for:
Two Rivers
Mesopotamians believed these people communicated with the gods and performed religious ceremonies.
Priests
A system of canals and aqueducts brought drinking water to Nineveh from 30 miles away. Which empire was this?
What is the Assyrian Empire?
Who was the emperor of the Akkadian Empire?
Who is Sargon?
This era of time represents the farming of plants and animals and was a start to humans living in civilizations.
Agricultural Revolution
Prisoners of war, people who needed to pay off debt, or people who were punished for crimes they committed were called what?
What are slaves?