Mesopotamian Civilization

Greek for "land between the rivers"

• Mesopotamia
• irrigation
• city-state
• cunneiform

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• cuneiform
• civilization
• city-state
• Mesopotamia

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

• irrigation
• city-states
• civilization

a method that brings water to crops

• cuneiform
• city-states
• irrigation

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

• civilization
• cuneiform
• irrigation

Where did the first civilizations rise?

• near the sea
• in the desert
• Near rivers valleys

The Sumerian temples that were built to honor their chief gods were called what?

• ziggurat
• scribe
• cradle

Skilled workers, such as metal workers, cloth makers, and pottery makers.

• priests
• artisans
• merchants

Those who learned how to write and became record keepers were called what?

• artisans
• merchants
• scribes

The Babylonian king Hammurabi is best known for his what?

• inventions
• laws
• writing skills