Mesopotamia Achievements
Replaced the sledge and made traveling easier
What was the wheel?
Drawing that symbolizes a word
What are hieroglyphics?
Those with the highest numbers but the least power in both Mesopotamia and Egypt
Who were slaves?
The longest river in the world
What is the Nile River?
Triangular symbols used to keep track of trade.
What was cuneiform?
Paper made out of reeds
What is papyrus?
Fighting between two people living in the same area
What is a civil war?
People who did the writing
Who were scribes?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Used to help farmers plant more crops
What was a seed funnel?
A tomb with 4 triangular sides
What is a pyramid?
Attempting to take over someone's land
What is an invasion?
Person with the most power in Mesopotamia
Who was the king (or priest)?
A triangular shaped area usually at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
Invented the concept of time by dividing the year into 12 months.
Who were Mesopotamians?
Developed to help farmers know when to plant and harvest their crops
What is a solar calendar (365 days)?
The way people make and spend money (goods)
What is economy?
Person who sold goods (items)
Who were merchants?
Area around rivers because of flooding.
What is fertile? (fertile crescent)
Metal created with copper and tin which was used to make stronger weapons and tools.
What is bronze?
Used what they learned about anatomy to create this; a way the soul could recognize itself in the afterlife
What are mummies?
Belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
Gods spoke to these individuals
Who were priests?
Four reasons civilizations developed around the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were because...
What was the land is fertile, irrigation, canals and transportation.