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Mesopotamia

Grade 7 - Social Studies

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1. Mesopotamia is located on what type of land between which rivers? Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
2. What are the modern day countries that Mesopotamia was located on? What are now Iraq, parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey
3. What is a “millenia”? 1,000 years
4. When did the first people arrive in the area of Mesopotamia? What qualities made it a good area for people to settle? The first people arrived in Mesopotamia a long time ago because it had fertile soil and rivers for farming.
5. When did the first cities emerge in Mesopotamia? 3500 BCE
6. Name three of the seven cities in Mesopotamia presented on the map in this video (around 56 seconds). Ur, Uruk, and Babylon
7. What are the names of three major empires that rose and fell in Mesopotamia? Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian Empires
8. What is a “ziggurat”? A tall, pyramid-shaped temple
9. On the subject of math, what are three concepts we still use today based on the “base 60” idea developed in Mesopotamia? ime measurement, geometry, and astronomy
10. What did the Mesopotamians use to name the 12 periods of one year? Who later used this idea to create the zodiac? Lunar calendar
11. Who were the seven days of the week named after? Sun, moon and five planets
12. What does the video state is the most powerful impact of Mesopotamian society? inventions: writing and farming
13. What is the name of the first system of writing and when was it developed? Cuneiform - 3500 BCE
14. Who is Hammurabi and what is he credited with developing? A ruler known for the Code of Hammurabi, one of the earliest known sets of laws.
15. Which civilization brought an end to the power of the empires in Mesopotamia? Persian Empire
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