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Mesopotamia Review
What is the term used for having more of something than is needed?
What is the term used for having more of something than is needed?
Surplus
What two rivers did Mesopotamia lie between?
What two rivers did Mesopotamia lie between?
The Tigris and The Euphrates
What is a political unit that consists of a city and the surrounding countryside?
What is a political unit that consists of a city and the surrounding countryside?
City-state
What is a pyramid shaped temple tower?
What is a pyramid shaped temple tower?
Ziggurat
What is a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car?
What is a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car?
Chariot
True or False: Silt made the land ideal for farming.
True or False: Silt made the land ideal for farming.
True
Which places in Mesopotamia became the centers of civilization?
Which places in Mesopotamia became the centers of civilization?
Cities
What are human-made waterways?
What are human-made waterways?
Canals
Irrigation
For the first time, people became craftspersons, religious leaders, and government workers. What is this an example of?
For the first time, people became craftspersons, religious leaders, and government workers. What is this an example of?
Division of Labor
Pictographs
What was Sumerian writing system called?
What was Sumerian writing system called?
Cuneiform
Which Sumerian invention greatly improved farm production?
Which Sumerian invention greatly improved farm production?
Ox-Drawn Plow
What is the earliest known written collection of laws?
What is the earliest known written collection of laws?
Hammurabi's Code
Cylinder Seal
How did priests please the gods?
How did priests please the gods?
Made Offerings
True or False: The priests were at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
True or False: The priests were at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
False
What type of religion was practiced by the Sumerian's?
What type of religion was practiced by the Sumerian's?
Polytheism
True or False: Sumerian's believed that the gods could bring a good harvest or a dangerous flood.
True or False: Sumerian's believed that the gods could bring a good harvest or a dangerous flood.
True
The Sumerian's believe that success in everyday life depended on pleasing who?
The Sumerian's believe that success in everyday life depended on pleasing who?
The Gods
What was the Phoenicians most lasting achievement?
What was the Phoenicians most lasting achievement?
The Alphabet
What is the job of a scribe?
What is the job of a scribe?
Writer
Who established the world's first empire?
Who established the world's first empire?
Sargon
Fertile Crescent
What city did the Chaldean king, Nebuchadnezzar rebuild?
What city did the Chaldean king, Nebuchadnezzar rebuild?
Babylon
List the Sumerian social hierarchy in order from highest rank to lowest. (Hint: There are 4 groups)
List the Sumerian social hierarchy in order from highest rank to lowest. (Hint: There are 4 groups)
1. King 2. Priests/Nobles 3. Craftspeople/Merchants 4. Farmers/Laborers
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