Chapter 4: Mesopotamia

Greek for "land between rivers"

• civilization

• Mesopotamia

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing.

• irrigiation

• city-state

• cuneiform

• civilization

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.

• civilization

• Mesopotamia

• city-state

• Gilgamesh

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• astronomers

• cuneiform

• irrigation

• ziggurat

a method that brings water to crops

• irrigiation

• ziggurat

• astronomers

• civilization

Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds

• Mesopotamia

• Gilgamesh

• city-state

• cuneiform

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.

• civlization

• ziggurat

• Mesopotamia

• city-state

The calendar developed by the ______was based on the cycles of the moon.

• Civilizations

• the Persians

• the Assyrians

• Sumerians

What was the role of women in Sumerian Society? Select all that apply.

• expected to teach their daughters the same skills they have.

• in charge of running the home and caring for children.

• a few women had their own businesses.

• They worked in the fields, as farmers.

people who study heavenly bodies.

• astronomers

• ziggurat

• civilization

• Gilgamesh