Mesopotamia
What does fertile mean?
What is a fertile crescent?
land that was good for crops to grow
What came before Mesopotamia?
Early Humans - hunter gatherers and farming
Who was Hammurabi?
The king 👑
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Who is the primary deity of ancient Mesopotamia?
Anu
Why did people settle and begin communities in this area?
Excellent land for growing crops
Mesopotamia is Greek for:
Two Rivers
What is one of Hammaurabi's laws?
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What type of people were in the middle of society?
Merchants and craftsmen
Why is Mesopotamia so important to learn about?
Before Mesopotamia, there was was no communities, culture or language
At first the scribes of Sumer marked picture symbols in pieces of what?
wet clay
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What were the earliest set of laws called?
The Code of Hammurabi
What type of people would be found in the lowest level of society?
Farmers and slaves
Each Sumerian city-state had its own _____ and _____
ruler and government
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud brick temple called?
ziggurat
The Sumerian economy was based on
trading of agricultural goods
What types of people would be found in the highest level of a stratified society?
Kings or people with lots of money.
What is it called when you worship multiple gods?
Polytheistic
Name three Mesopotamia inventions
Plow, sailboat, wheel, cuneiform
What did the Sumerian City-States fight over?
land near water
The ziggurat was most closely related to which of these features of Sumerian civilization?
Religion
What is a hierarchy?
A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.