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Mesopotamia Review
Ancient Civilizations of the Middle East
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the fertile crescent? | A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea and Egypt |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | Land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) |
| What is silt? | fine particles of fertile soil |
| What is irrigation? | Supplying land with water through a network of canals |
| What is cuneiform? | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets. |
| What is polytheism? | Belief in many gods |
| What is agriculture? | farming |
| What is a city-state? | a city and surrounding land with its own government not controlled by any other government |
| What is a standing army? | a permanent army of professional soldiers |
| What is a ziggurat? | A pyramid shaped temple tower built in the center of the city-state dedicated to a Mesopotamian God |
| What is cultural diffusion? | The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another |
| What are the 7 characteristics of civilization? | stable food supply, belief system, technology, government, developed culture, social structures, and writing system |
| What technology led to people settling down in communities to form civilizations? | farming/agriculture |
| What 2 inventions are credited with giving people the ability to farm and grow a surplus of food? | plow and irrigation |
| What are 3 reasons Mesopotamia was the perfect place to settle down and form a civilization? | central location with access to trade routes, rich fertile soil from rivers nearby, and natural protection from invaders like deserts and mountains. |
| Why was it necessary to have a writing system? | for record keeping (keeping track of purchases and written down laws) |
| Where was Sumer located? | In Iraq in Southern Mesopotamia |
| Where was Assyria located? | In Iraq in Northern Mesopotamia |
| Where was Babylonia located | Central Mesopotamia |
| Where was Phoenicia located | In Lebanon, Syria, Israel on the Mediterranean coast |
| The plow was an achievement of which civilization? | Sumer |
| The Iron weapons were an achievement of which civilization? | Assyria |
| The purple dye was an achievement of which civilization? | Phoenicia |
| The 1st set of laws was an achievement of which civilization? | Babylonia |
| The lunar calendar was an achievement of which civilization? | Sumer |
| The alphabet was an achievement of which civilization? | Phoenicia |
| The Hanging Gardens were an achievement of which civilization? | Babylonia |
| The 1st Library was an achievement of which civilization? | Assyria |
| The Tower of Babel was an achievement of which civilization? | Babylonia |
| The cuneiform was an achievement of which civilization? | Sumer |
| The standing army was an achievement of which civilization? | Assyria |
| Rank the division of labor (social structure) in Mesopotamia for the following jobs.... slaves/POWs, king, Priests/Govt officials, merchants/artisans, farmers | King, Priests/Govt officials, merchants/artisans, farmers, slaves/POWs |
| What is an empire? | a large group of city-states under the control on one ruler |
| Cuneiform was an achievement of which civilization? | Sumer |
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