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
Year Cedar Point Opened
What was 1870?
3
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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Largest land animal.
Elephant
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
Youngest president ever and age
Who was Theodore Roosevelt...42 yrs. old?
First state in the US.
Delaware
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
Longest river in the world.
Amazon
animal that can hold breath for 6 days.
Scorpion
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
Amount of GB of RAM in iPhone 14.
8 GB
Creator of Spider-Man character.
Stan Lee