Vocabulary
What is the exact definition of irrigation?
On the map of the "Assyrian Empire 900BC", what color is the Assyrian Empire?
Orange.
What is the first lesson about in the chapter on Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians.
On the map "Mesopotamia: Place and Time", what time period does this map show us?
What is the exact definition of "surplus" in the textbook?
An amount that is left over after a need has been met.
On the Middle East Physical/Political map...what is the name of the major city along the Tigris river?
Baghdad
In the section on the Epic of Gilgamesh, what is the quote in huge font on the first page?
"Don't be afraid, said Gilgamesh. We are together. There is nothing we should fear."
3000BC
What is the page number for the first page in the book that mentions "astronomy"
Pg.325
On the "World Political map" what color is the modern day country that Mesopotamia was in?
Pink
In the section on Gods, Priests, and Kings in Mesopotamia, what is the word highlighted in yellow AND want does it mean?
Polytheism: a belief in more than one god.
When did the Akkadian empire begin?
About 2340BC
The ziggurat was built to be visible_____________ the city-state.
Hint: This caption is on the page where the definition of ziggurat can be found.
On the map of the Middle East, what are the grid coordinates of where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers meet?
E10
In the picture of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, what are the colors of the two peoples' robes walking into the Ziggurat?
Red and purple.
2300BC
On the first page in the textbook where you can find the word "barter" what is the example the textbook gives about what a merchant might trade?
fish for furs.
On the map of "Ancient Mesopotamia 3000BC" what is the city-state closest to the ancient shoreline?
Ur
In Hammurabi's Code, what is the phrase (that has to do with two body parts) that Hammurabi's Code became famous for?
"an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth"
When did Hammurabi become king of the Babylonian Empire?
1792BC