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Mesopotamia Test

“Geographically” where isMesopotamia ?

Between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

If you were to go to “Mesopotamia” today what country would you be in?

IRAQ

What is the Sumerian form of writing called?

CuneiformCuneiform

What did the Sumerians write on?

Clay TabletsClay Tablets

What two (2) things did the Sumerians

contribute to society?

Wheel, plow Wheel, plow IrrigationIrrigation

What is a What is a PhonogramPhonogram??

picture representing a sound

What’s a Pictograph???

picture representing a

THING

What was the center of What was the center of Sumerian Sumerian city-lifecity-life??

ZigguratZiggurat

What type of religion did the Sumerians practice?

PolytheismPolytheism

What the heck is

Polytheism?Polytheism?

Belief in MANY gods

Who conquered Mesopotamia from the SumeriansSumerians?

AkkadiansAkkadians

Who conquered the

Akkadians?Akkadians?

BabyloniansBabylonians

Who was the leader of the

Babylonians?Babylonians?

HammurabiHammurabi

If you were an Artisan in Babylonian society, which “class” would you be in?

Middle ClassMiddle Class

What do we have to thank the What do we have to thank the Phoenicians Phoenicians for?for?

ALPHABETALPHABET

Wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets

Cuneiform

A mud brick temple located in the middle of the city-state

Ziggurat

A collection of laws written by the King of Babylon which dealt with

aspects of daily life

Code of Hammurabi

Fair treatment under the law

Equal Justice

A person trained to write in cuneiform

Scribe

A centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing,

and learning

Civilization

A city and its surrounding farmland. Each was independent and had its

own government and ruler

City-State

Describe the climate in Mesopotamia.

• Hot and dry

• Droughts with seasonal flooding

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Land between the rivers

What is the importance of a scribe?

Record

Who invented the alphabet?

Phoenicians

Nebuchanezar known for?

Hanging Gardens

Name innovations of the Sumerians

Writing

Wheel

Irrigation (dikes and canals)

Ziggurats

Sailboats

plow

Causes of wars among the city-states

Fertile lands and water rights

List the characteristics of a civilization

• System of Government

• Stable food supply

• Social Classes

• Highly Developed Culture (literature, art, music, architecture)

• Writing

• Technology

• Religion

People found in the Upper Class

King, government officials, wealthy merchants,

landowners, priest, nobles

Purpose of the Code of Hammurabi

To unite the people of Mesopotamia

What made up their irrigation system?

dikes, levees, canals, dams, artificial lakes and ponds

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