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Mesopotamia
A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first cities and societies. The people included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empires.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
Form of relocation involving permanent move to a new location.
Mesopotamia means...
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
"the land between two rivers"
Fertile Crescent
Iraq
Select the two rivers located in Mesopotamia...
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
Amazon
Which of these is NOT one of the alternative names for "Mesopotamia"?
Fertile Crescent
Cradle of Civilization
Iraq
Land between two rivers
a member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods.
Mesopotamian
Sumerian
Hunter-Gatherer
Slaves
a person who moves from place to place
hunter-gatherer
Sumerian
migration
nomad
Form of relocation involving permanent move to a new location
migration
nomad
hunter-gatherer
Mesopotamian
Before Common Era
refers to the time period over 2023 years ago
refers to the time period within the past 2023 years
Common Era
refers to the time period over 2023 years ago
refers to the time period within the past 2023 years
The event that separates BCE and CE in time?
the beginning of the Akkadian Empire
the fall of the Roman Empire
the invention of writing
the birth of Jesus of Nazareth
Mesopotamia is located in the modern-day country of ...
Turkey
Ethiopia
Iraq
Afghanistan
an advanced state of human society marked by developments in the arts, sciences and technology, government, and social structure
Mesopotamia
city-state
civilization
social classes
Which one was NOT an environmental challenge in Mesopotamia?
Unpredictable flooding (sometimes drought)
Land is flat
Few natural resources
Soil was not good for crops
Select the Mesopotamian irrigation systems and canals function.
helpful waterways used by Mesopotamians to float through the village
invented as a solution to unpredictable flooding and crop failure
provided fish to the people
allowed Mesopotamians to use their sailboats for travel
How did Mesopotamians get the resources that they did not have in their homeland?
They survived without those other resources.
They traded with nearby civilizations.
They used canals and irrigation systems to create them.
having extra than what is needed
polytheism
city-state
farming
surplus
large cities with political and economic control over the surrounding area
polytheism
city-state
farming
surplus
The world's first civilization, founded in Mesopotamia, which existed for over 3,000 years.
Babylon
Sumer
Akkad
The first form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
polytheism
ziggurat
pictographs
cuneiform
The invention that changed hunter-gatherer societies to develop into cities for the first time.
writing
wheel
bronze
farming
belief in more than one god (many gods)
religious
priestly
polytheism
ziggurat
A rectangular tiered temple built by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians for religious purposes
pyramid
ziggurat
mansion
simple drawings that look like the objects they represent
cuneiform
pictographs
reed stylus
when a division of labor occurs as different workers specialize in different tasks over time (i.e. Priests, Metal workers, Teachers, etc.)
social classes
organized government
civilization
job specialization
Select the CORRECT social hierarchy for Mesopotamian society. Highest level starts on the left, down to the bottom class of society.
ruler/priest, wealthy merchants, farmers, artisans/craftspeople, slaves
wealthy merchants, ruler/priest, artisans/craftspeople, farmers, slaves
ruler/priest, wealthy merchants, artisans/craftspeople, farmers, slaves
ruler/priest, artisans/craftspeople, farmers, wealthy merchants, slaves
Mesopotamians applied human characteristics (such as emotions) to their gods and goddesses.
True
False
Mesopotamians believed in thousands of gods.
No, only dozens of gods.
Yes, that is true.
No, there were only a handful.
groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society
division of labor
job specialization
social classes
hierarchy
A way of supplying water to an area of land
surplus
watering
irrigation system
flooding
Two unique characteristics of Mesopotamian architecture..
Mud bricks and Canals
Mud bricks and great pyramids
wood carvings and stone walls
stone walls and gold statues
What was Mesopotamia's weaponry advantage?
They had the best arrowhead technique.
Their swords were especially sharp due to their knowledge of metal.
The strongest metal of the time, bronze, was made by Mesopotamians.
a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
the 10 Commandments
Hammurabi's Code
Sargon's Great Codes
Akkadian Rules
Prisoners of war OR People who were in serious debt
These are examples of ... Hunter-Gatherers
These are examples of ... Hammurabi's Code
These are examples of ... slaves
These are examples of ... aristocrats
rich landowners
priests
aristocrats
slaves
merchants
As King, he designed a legal code in early Babylon that gave punishment based on crime and social status.
Babylon
Sargon the Great
Hammurabi
Akkad
Hammurabi's Code of laws did NOT favor these two groups of people.
1. Women
2. Lower/Poorer Classes
1. Men
2. Lower/Poorer Classes
1. Merchants
2. Lower/Poorer Classes
1. Priests/Rulers
2. Lower/Poorer Classes
In reference to Hammurabi's Code, finish this phrase: "Whatever crime you have done to someone else, will also be (a) !"
Select the option that was NOT one of the original uses for writing.
keeping business records
collecting taxes
recording trade deals
writing newspapers
Finish his title: Sargon ___ _____
(a)
reed stylus
This invention played a key role in allowing Mesopotamians to expand trade routes.
A union of two or more groups for mutual benefit.
began in 2350 BCE when Sargon the Great (King of Akkad) began conquering Sumerian cities.
The tool used to write in cuneiform.
This invention played a key role in allowing Mesopotamians to expand trade routes across bodies of water and down rivers.
chariots
soaps
wheel
sailboat
1. To declare ownership of something
AND
2. To sign documents
Two uses for cuneiform
Two uses of an empire
Two uses for cylinder seals
Two uses of an alliance
Select the option that is NOT a reason for why ziggurats were built.
to bring people closer to the gods
to be a temple for worship of the gods
to maintain a prominent religious culture
to have a marketplace for trade
A line of hereditary rulers of a country
aristocrat
dynasty
empire
democracy
Began in 2350 BCE when Sargon the Great (King of Akkad) began conquering Sumerian cities. The empire was the first to unite city-states under a single ruler and ruled for 200 years.
Roman Empire
Assyrian Empire
Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
(a) (the King of Akkad) conquered Sumerian cities.
Select the option that was NOT one of Sargon the Great's accomplishments.
conquered southern Sumerian city-states
conquered ALL of Northern Africa
formed the world's first empire
conquered ALL of Mesopotamia
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
decipher
aristocrat
alliance
empire
decode or convert codes/symbols into a language that is understood
decipher
aristocrat
alliance
empire
a long period of time with little rainfall
climate
silt
Common Era
drought
All of these mountain ranges border northern Mesopotamia EXCEPT:
Elburz Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
The southern border of Mesopotamia includes THIS geographic feature:
the Atlantic Ocean
Tigris River
Taurus Mountains
Syrian Desert
Hammurabi's Code contained (a) laws.
belief in more than one god (many gods)
(a)
the name of the region this whole unit is about...
(a)
Revolutionized the ability to grow populations from a hunter-gatherer society to become cities.
(a)
(a) was the solution to drought and flooding that would cause crop failure.
A worker bound by their debts to work for a specified period until all debts were paid off
aristocrats
hunter-gatherer
social classes
indentured servitude
This is an irrigation system invention that helped Sumerians with bringing water to their fields.
(a)
The Sumerians developed THIS first system of writing.
(a)
How many years ago (approximately) was 1000 BCE?
2000 years ago
1000 years ago
3000 years ago
CE is the abbreviation for
(a)
