| Question | Answer |
| ziggurat | a temple located in the center of the city-state |
| scribe | someone whose job is to read and write |
| Fertile Crescent | area that has fertile soil that allows for farming |
| Why did people move to the Fertile Crescent? | fertile soil perfect for farming, flat land and river water |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | land between two rivers |
| polytheism | a religion that worships in many gods |
| irrigation system | a system of transporting water from one area to another |
| the wheel | a Sumerian invention |
| cuneiform | means wedge in Latin |
| characteristics of a civilization | writing,religion,social structure,technology,government,arts,public works,
cities |
| crowding in the Zagros Mountains | led to people moving down to Mesopotamia |
| uncontrolled water supply led to | irrigation systems being invented |
| using clay for your homes is an example of which theme of geography | human-enviorment interaction |
| invasions from enemies led to | building walls around city state |
| Hammurabi | wrote down the code of laws on a stele |
| stylus and clay tablet | what was used to write with |
| type of government | king |
| how did a king get his power | by the gods |
| who was on the bottom of the social structure | slaves |
| what is a levee | a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding
example of an irrigation system |
| What modern day country is Mesopotamia? | Iraq |
| The Fertile Crescent is an example of which of the 5 Themes of Geography? | Region |
| what does eye for an eye mean | the crime you commit will be your punishment |
| How did you get your job | it was inherited by your family |
| Who supervised the building of the ziggurat | The King |
| Why live near a river | provides great soil for farming, fishing, transportation, daily living |
| Are we learning about prehistory or history? | history |
| What were Hammurabi's laws written on | a steele or stella |
