Mesopotamian Civilization

Greek for "land between the rivers."

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

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

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

A method that brings water to crops

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

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

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-sate

• irrigation

• civilization

A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

• Mesopotamia

• cuneiform

• city-state

• irrigation

• civilization

The first civilizations arose ___________ because the conditions for farming were good.

• in the mountains

• near the sea

• in river valleys

• in the desert

• near a mall

The Sumerians built a temple called a

• scribe

• cradle

• Gilgamesh

• ziggurat

• Graceland

Although most Sumarians were farmers, many were skilled _____ who also made metal, cloth and pottery products.

• artisans

• merchants

• slaves

• priests

• orthodontists

The few Sumarians who learned how to write often became _____, holding high positions in society.

• popular

• artisans

• scribes

• merchants

• heads of households

The Babylonian kind Hammurabi is best known for his

• scientific inventions

• huge Facebook following

• mathematical ideas

• law code

• writing skills