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Mesopotamia Study

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About when did the Mesopotamian civilization end? 539 BC
Mesopotamia's nickname Land Between 2 Rivers
The present day country where Mesopotamia was located Iraq
The two rivers that Mesopotamia was in between Tigris and Euphrates
What was their writing called cuneiform
Only ___________________ went to school. boys
What is a scribe ? A professional writer
What happened to Mesopotamian students who were not perfect? They were whipped or caned
What scribes wrote on Clay tablets
What they wrote instead of words symbols or pictures
Why did they rely on trade so heavily? Few natural resources
What products did they trade? barley, grains, oils, fabric, wine, timber, metals, precious stones
How did they transport their goods? foot, boat, raft, cart, donkey
What were the four main classes of people ? priests, upper class, lower class, slaves also Royalty
Name some Mesopotamian inventions writing, plough, wheel, medicine, maps, pottery
What is polytheism ? Belief in many gods
What is a ziggurat ? Sumerian temples where is was believed the gods descended to earth
Why did they spend so much time trying to keep the gods happy? Because they thought the gods controlled every aspect of their lives
Who was Hammurabi? A king who came up with 282 laws and punishments for breaking them
The idea of Hammurabi's laws was based on "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a _____________________." tooth
What are the 4 elements of a civilization ? surplus of food, division of labor, organized government and religion, writing
What was the Mesopotamians main crop? barley
How did they deal with farming in desert-like conditions? By creating irrigation ditches
What were some other ways they acquired food ? hunting, livestock, and fishing also trading
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