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Mesopotamia Stdy Gde
Study Guide for Ancient Mesopotamia/Sumer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wedge-shaped writing done on clay tablets; first system of writing- first writing in history- used to record trade information, etc. | cuneiform |
| A stick or reed used for creating cuneiform writing | stylus |
| Irrigation routes dug to bring water to crops | canals, ditches |
| Mesopotamian temple/government offices; center of Sumerian life | ziggurat |
| A belief in many gods (Sumerians were this) | polytheism |
| Lowest Sumerian social level | slaves |
| Based on 360 days | Mesopotamia's Calendar |
| A 100 square-mile place with its own government, king, god/goddess | city-state |
| Moving water from one place to another for farming because of less rainfall | irrigation |
| Region in Southeastern Mesopotamia with independent city-states | Sumer |
| “an eye for an eye” | Hammurabi’s Code |
| Land between two rivers; site of oldest known civilizations | Mesopotamia |
| Farming and domestication of animals | agriculture |
| Mesopotamia’s location was between… | Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Professional writer | scribe |
| Craft or art worker | artisan |
| Dark, fertile soil left over after annual flooding | silt |
| Group of people with their own writing, laws, social structure, and traditions, etc. | civilization |
| More than enough of food or anything else | surplus |
| Order of people from most important status to least important status. (2 words) | social class |
| Top social class in Sumer contained | King(was chief priest) and priests |
| Richly decorated Sumerian musical instrument (________-makers used precious stones and carvings to make them) | lyre |
| Most important Sumerian technology | wheel |
| Architectural advance the Sumerians made. Added strength and beauty to temples and upper class houses | arch |
| Collected taxes, led army, enforced laws, built temples, oversaw maintenance of irrigation systems | Sumerian Kings |
| The people at the top of the social structure have a higher _______ | status |
| Government and religion were tightly mixed in Ancient Mesopotamia. That means the government was a _________. | theocracy |
| Sumerians believed kings were chosen by the ____ to rule. | gods |
| Tool invented by Sumerians for turning (tilling) the soil for planting | plow |
| No advanced civilization could exist without a ______ ____ ______ | stable food supply |
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