Geography
This is the modern day country in which most of Ancient Mesopotamia was once located.
Iraq
The lowest class in society was made up of...
slaves
Which achievement/invention from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia helped to improve farming?
Irrigation or plow or wheel
This is the academic word for a long poem.
epic
True or False? The Ancient Mesopotamians believed in only one god. They were monotheistic.
false
This is the body of water in which both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers empty into.
Persian Gulf
The middle class in society included which jobs?
farmers, merchants, fisherman, artisans
Which achievement/invention from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia helped to improve trade?
cuneiform, wheel, plow, chariot, sailboat, 12-month calendar, sundial
What is the academic word for "a belief in many gods"?
Polytheism
Fill in the blank: The Mesopotamians believed that the gods controlled ____________.
every aspect of their life; nature
Name the two major rivers in Mesopotamia.
Tigris River, Euphrates Rivers
The upper class in society included which jobs?
king, priest/priestess, government workers, warriors
Which achievement/invention from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia helped to make tools and weapons that were stronger?
Bronze
Define "silt"
fertile soil
What role in Ancient Mesopotamian society was considered to be the only connection to the gods?
Priest or Priestess
This mountain range is located to the Northeast of Mesopotamia.
Zagros Mountains
Which two jobs in society were considered closely linked?
king and priest
Name one concepts from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia that has helped to organize our reference for time
1 hr = 60 minutes and 1 minute = 60 seconds; 12 month calendar; 7 day week
Fill in these blanks: In the ancient city of Mesopotamia, a (1) _____________ would write down important information about the city, using wedge-shaped symbols called (2)_________________.
(1) scribe. (2) cuneiform
True or False? The people of Mesopotamia believed that if the gods were upset, they would be blessed by the gods.
False
The name of the most important region of Mesopotamia.
Sumer
What were the responsibilities of the king? What were the responsibilities of the priest?
Some historians suggest that the most important achievement/invention from the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was the wheel. List 4 advancements that have come from the invention of the wheel.
irrigation, pottery making, milling, chariot
Which academic vocabulary word best describes agriculture in the fertile crescent?
surplus
What is the name of the place where a Mesopotamian would go to make offerings or worship their main god?
Ziggurat