Journals Through History: Mesopotamia

Land of the Fertile Crescent

Land between the rivers

Land of the two great cities

Land of the rising sun

The hoe

The shovel

The plow

The sickle

To track religious holidays

To predict the arrival of floods

To navigate during trade expeditions

To determine the best time for hunting

Hieroglyphics

Cuneiform

Pictographs

Alphabet

Each city-state was ruled by a council of elders.

Each city-state was sacred to a specific god.

All city-states shared the same primary god.

City-states were independent and did not have religious affiliations.

It is a single-story building with a flat roof.

It is a pyramid-like structure with multiple layers, each smaller than the one below, culminating in a temple at the top.

It is a circular building with a dome-shaped roof.

It is a rectangular building with a series of interconnected rooms on one level.

Wealthy people lived in one-story houses further from the ziggurat, while commoners lived in two-story houses near it.

All residents lived in similar one-story houses regardless of social status.

Wealthy people lived in two-story houses close to the ziggurat, and less wealthy people lived in one-story houses further away.

The city was divided into distinct districts based on occupation, with no clear hierarchy.

A tax paid in livestock or grain.

A tax on fishing and funerals.

Time spent by men working for the government to help or protect the city.

A tax paid by wealthy merchants for trade.