This Land is Their Land
Mesopotamia is called....
"The land between 2 rivers"
Who wrote the laws called the Code of _____________?
King Hammurabi
Triangular (wedge) shaped writing created by the Summerians
Cuneiform
Monotheism means....
Belief in one god
You would find one of these in the middle of every Mesopotamian city-state.
Ziggurat
In what AREA is Mesopotamia located?
the Fertile Crescent
Who ruled the city-states?
Kings and priests
Only a few people knew how to write. They were called....
Scribes
Polytheism means...
Belief in many gods
What was used to transport goods on the rivers and canals?
Boats and rafts
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What does an "eye for an eye" mean?
If you do something to someone, they can do the exact same thing back to you.
Name 2 trade improvements that made life easier in Mesopotamia.
The wheel
Boats/rafts
Paved roads
The most common way to trade is called
Bartering
Kings were at the top of this triangle. There were 3 more levels. What does the triangle represent?
Social classes.
The first city-state was named...
Sumer
How many laws in the Code of Hammurabi?
282
Sumerians mixed copper and tin to create this to make stronger weapons and tools.
Bronze
A large tower with a battering ram used by the armies.
Siege engine
False
On what continents would you find the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia?
Asia and Africa
Priests told the people that the kings were chosen by whom?
The gods
What was the name of the famous work of literature written in cuneiform?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
A way of supplying water to different places is called...
Irrigation
Priests, Priestesses, merchants, artisans and scribes were part of what social class?
Upper class