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Question | Answer |
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Ziggurat | An ancient Mesopotamian pyramid shaped tower with a square base, rising in levels of decreasing size with a terrace at each level and a temple at the top |
Cuneiform | The earliest wedge- shaped writing system developed by the Sumerians. |
Stela | An ancient stone slab or pillar,usually engraved |
Nomadic | Moving from place to place with no permanent home |
Agriculture | Farming, growing crops and raising livestock |
Trade | exchanging goods or services with other people |
Mesopotamia | A greek word that means land between two rivers. |
What parts of a civilization developed as people in the Fertile Crescent began to grow more crops and raise more animals? | People no longer needed to move from place to place. They began to trade crops, animals, and services. |
What did the people of the Fertile Crescent develop? | Developed laws, agriculture and medicine. |
What are the two rivers located in ancient Mesopotamia | Tigris and Euphrates |
What two tools did the ancient Mesopotamian's create to help with farming | levees and irrigation systems. |
Who were the first group of people to live in Mesopotamia | Sumerians |
How did the ancient Sumerians build their homes? | They used sun-dried mud bricks |
Why were priest important? | Sumerians believed in many gods. Priests became very powerful and became priest-kings. The priest-kings ruled large areas. The Sumerians believed that the gods spoke to the priest and therefore obyed everything they said. |
Name the Sumerian Achievements | A written language Developed science and mathematics divided the year and circle into 360 parts developed a 12 month calendar used the wheel and made vehicles invented the plow and sailboat |