Mesopotamia

Pyramid shaped temple

• Ziggurat

• City-state

• Code of Hammurabi

• Cuneiform

Land between two rivers

• Cultural Hearth

• Mesopotamia

• Cuneiform

• City-state

World’s first writing system

• Cuneiform

• Epic of Gilgamesh

• Mesopotamia

• Ziggurat

Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

• the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
• the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
• the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
• the Euphrates and the Tigris

What was the main religion of the Sumerians?

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Polytheism
• Judaism

A city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside

• City-State
• Country
• Villiage
• Culture

This picture shows an area known as the..

• Farming Curve
• Fertile Crescent
• Green C
• Fertile Curve

What is polytheism?

• an amphibian with many legs

• the worship of many gods

• the worship of one god

• the worship of no god/gods

What was the purpose of the scribe?

• Rule the people and make the laws
• Develop the economy
• Teach the people about religion
• Write and record information

Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?

• Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean Sea
• Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
• Northern and Southern Plateaus
• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers