Ancient Mesopotamia

What two rivers is Mesopotamia between?

• Nile and Congo

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Missississippi and Missouri

What is the enduring conflict that we see clearly in Mesopotamia?

• between Greeks and Romans

• between Eagles and Cowboys

• between country and city

How are the Tigris and Euphrates different from the rivers of the Indus Valley?

• They're violent

• They're unpredictable

• They're difficult to navigate

• All this stuff!

Power was shifting from what/who to what/who?

• animals to minerals

• lions to tigers

• gods to people

Mesopotamia gave us written records.  What was their writing called

• cuneiform

• hieroglyphics

• sanscrit

Mesopotamia lacks a lot of necessities, making the people resort to what?_

• cannibalism

• conquering China

• trading

Who ruled Babylon?

• Sargon

• Gilgamesh

• Hammurabi

What idea was brought about thanks to the Assyrians?

• the empire

• gunpowder

• polaroid film