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6SS Fertile Crescent
Chapter 5 - History of the Fertile Crescent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are two important rivers in Mesopotamia called? | Tigris & Euphrates |
| What did early Mesopotamians experience problems with? | flooding and little rainfall |
| What present day country was ancient Mesopotamia located? | Iraq |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | land between the rivers |
| What did Mesopotamians build to control the river's flow? | canals |
| What is the region of rich farmland between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf? | the Fertile Crescent |
| When the rivers flooded the land, what made the land fertile for farming? | silt |
| What did Mesopotamia's geography consist of? | a mountainous north and low-lying south |
| What is silt a mixture of? | rich soil and tiny rocks |
| Where does the mouth of the Euphrates River flow into? | Persian Gulf |
| Who served as a link between the Sumerians and the gods? | priests |
| Who established the world's first empire? | Sargon |
| What is a form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols? | cuneiform |
| What was the world's first civilization called? | Sumer |
| Who created the world's first civilization? | Sumerians |
| Who performed the religious ceremonies? | priests |
| What were the large temples built by the Sumerians? | ziggurats |
| What was the basic political unit of Sumer called? | city-state |
| What was the religion of the Sumerians? | polytheism |
| Who did the Sumerians believe controlled every aspect of their life? | gods |
| Why did the Sumerians first use cuneiform? | to keep records of business |
| What did most Sumerians live in? | 1-story houses |
| Who was the Akkadian emperor that ruled for 50 year? | Sargon |
| What are the social classes of the Sumerians? | Kings, priests, craftspeople and merchants, laborers and slaves |
| What does it mean to have more food than is needed? | A SURPLUS |
| What number is the Sumerians math system based on? | 60 |
| Who was the hero in the first epic? | Gilgamesh |
| What did the Sumerians use to build vehicles such as carts? | the wheel |
| What did the Sumerians use to sign documents? | their personal cylinder seal |
| Who were the first people to master iron-making? | Hittites |
| What was a wheeled, horse-drawn cart called? | a chariot |
| What present day city was Babylon located near? | Baghdad |
| What made the Phoenicians writing easier? | the development of an alphabet |
| Who were the first people to write stories and poems about gods and military victories? | Babylonians |
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