Background
Which two rivers is Mesopotamia between?
Tigres and Euphrates
What were the people of Sumer called
Sumerians
Why did the people decide to appoint kings?
for protection
What type of religion did they have in Sumer?
They were polytheistic (served idols).
What does Mesopotamia mean?
land between the rivers
What's good about being in between two rivers?
the water keeps the land fertile
Why were the cities called city-states?
They had separate governments and were not united.
What did the people of Sumer use most of their art, music, and architecture for?
idol worship
Why is Mesopotamia also called the Fertile Crescent?
it's shaped like a crescent moon and has very fertile land
How were the people of Sumer able to control the water?
They built an irrigation system
Name at least two things that each government was in charge of.
Any two: taking care of irrigation system, collecting taxes, storing food
Name two musical instruments they played in Sumer.
Why is Mesopotamia also called the Cradle of Civilization?
Civilizations likely started there
Why did the people of Sumer need a system to control the water?
It was flooding their crops sometimes and not watering the crops enough other times.
Name at least three things that the king was in charge of.
any three: led army, enforced laws, collected taxes, built temples, stayed on top of irrigation system
Name at least three jobs the people of Sumer did once they had too many farmers.
any three: took care of irrigation system, built houses, made cloth or jewelry, traded