What is the largest body of water near Mesopotamia?

Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because :

The ________________ mountains were responsible for providing water to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers because when the snow melted it poured down the mountains and flooded the rivers.

The arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.

The water melting down from the Zagros Mountains caused what kind of flooding to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

What the first job that most people had in Sumer.

When farmers began to grow enough crops to have a surplus, people began to have different jobs. Some of the jobs were :

According to the Social Hierarchy of Sumer, the highest job or occupation held by any Sumerian man was :

People who held this job were responsible for entertaining the people in their city-state in local places, such as a tavern.

At the bottom of the Hierarchy

were the _____________________. These people became property through being captured during war or they owed money.

What the name of the Sumerian temple that was built in the center of the city-state to honor the gods and goddesses?

Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?

Which one is NOT the job of a priest in Sumeria?

These were placed by the kings and wealthy people in temples and homes in hopes the gods would favor them with long lives, many children, and ample harvests.

The Sumerians believed in :

These solders were part of a ____________ ________ to protect water usage and bondaries.

More than enough than needed: Example: Food

Metal made from melted copper and tin that made weapons stronger.

Someone who moves from place to place, not settling down.

A group of different territories or city-states where people are united under a single ruler. Hint: Sargon was the first ruler over the first one.

The name for fertile mud or soil

Sharp pointy sticks or reeds to write on clay tablets.

Bricks made of identical clay that rose in steps from the wall. Upside down U or V-shaped.

An organized system that people use to make decisions and laws.

A person who was trained to write in cuneiform on clay tablets.

Independent well protected walled cities with surrounding farmland, bigger than cities had gates that closed during wartime. moats for protection were called city-states.

Mesopotamia was an area that early people settled in when they stopped hunting and gathering. It was located in which modern-day country?

Why was writing considered one of the most important inventions of the ancient Sumerians?

Which sequence of events shows how Mesopotamia developed?

Which statement best describes the development of a civilization?

An Eye for an _____________ is an example of one of the Code of Hammurabi.

There were _____________________ specific laws in the Code of Hammurabi.

The Code of Hammurabi was the :

The king who was credited with creating the first Akkadian Empire

An ancient Babylonian King who made the first written laws.

The start of the production of plants (farming) and raising animals began was called:

What Sumerian achievement does this modern-day picture represent?

Counting systems based on the number 60 ( seconds, minutes, hour) geometry was used to calculate the surface area for growing crops.

A farming tool the Sumerians invented to help increase food supply. It helped them prepare the fields faster for planting.