Chapter 3: Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia means:

• "the land between the rivers."

• Sacred Land

• King of the Mountain

• Bold land

What is known as the world's first known civilization?

• Africa

• Ur

• Sumer

• India

The Sumerians developed the first _________ system.

What would a house look like in ancient Mesopotamia?

Sumerian city-states were ruled by:

• Merchants

• Priests

• Queens

• Kings

Irrigation means:

• Feed the farm animals

• digging ditches and canals from rivers to create good farmland

• Drive the tractor in fields

• make holes in the ground

A surplus means:

• a plus sized animal

• a new kind of specialization

• not enough food

• more food or supplies that you need

The rise of "hint" a____________ enabled people to settle in villages.

Record keeping, specialized workers, and advanced technology are all examples of:

• Traits of a civilization

• hard work!!

• Sumerian Laws

• inventions

What does a ziggurat look like?