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Approximately what years were Mesopotamian civilizations in power?

4000 BC to 500 BC

What civilizations/empires were part of Mesopotamia over time?

Sumerians, Assyrians, Akkadians, Hittites, and Babylonians

What was the oldest Mesopotamian civilization?

Sumer

What empire destroyed Sumer?

Assyrian empire

What modern day country is home to ancient Mesopotoamia?

Iraq

What mountain range is to the north of Mesopotamia?

Zagros Mountains

What deserts are to the south and west of Mesopotamia?

Syrian and Sahara

How did the mountains and deserts of Mesopotamia help the people?

provided natural defense borders and runoff from the mountains brought annual flooding

What rivers flowed through Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates

What body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow into?

Persian Gulf

What are some inventions of the ancient Mesopotamians?

wheel, plow, cuneiform, 12 month calendar

What is silt?

fertile soil that is left behind on the banks of the river after flooding

How did the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers help the people?

brought fertile soil they could use to fertilize their crops and grow enough food to support a city-state

What does Mesopotamia mean?

land between the rivers

The land between the rivers is also known as

The Fertile Crescent

What is irrigation?

a system of ditches, dams, canals, and channels used to control and use water for agriculture

What is cuneiform?

Mesopotamian writing using wedge shaped symbols

What tools did Mesopotamians use to write with?

clay tablets and a stylus

Why did Mesopotamians need to start writing?

to document yearly trade and agriculture records

What is a scribe?

someone that went to school (edubba) for 12 years to learn how to read and write

Who made up the upper class in Mesopotamia?

king, priests, scribes, members of the royal family

Who made up the middle class in Mesopotamia?

farmers, artisans, merchants, craftsmen, fisherman

Who made up the lower class in Mesopotamia?

slaves

What are ziggurats?

religious temples built to honor the patron gods/goddesses of the city-state

What is polytheism?

belief and worship of many gods

What is monotheism?

belief and worship in one god

Who appointed kings to leadership?

the gods

What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

an epic story about king Gilgamesh, and his quest for revenge for the death of his friend Enkidu and immortaility

Who was Hammurabi?

Babylonian King who created a widely known law code - an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth

What was Hammurabi's Code?

282 laws as told to King Hammurabi by Mesopotamian god Shamash - harsh punishments encouraged people to not break the law

Who was Sargon?

an Akkadian king that created the world' first known empire. He pillaged and destroyed city states as he conquered them and gained power through terror.

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

a Babylonian king that allegedly built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

An example of the geographic theme of movement.

trade developed in Mesopotamia between different city-states. People used rivers and roads to move goods from place to place.

An example of the geographic theme of region.

the Middle East

An example of the geographic theme of human-environment interaction

irrigating the land to grow crops

an example of the geographic theme of location

present day Iraq - on the continent of Asia

an example of the geographic theme of place

had ziggurat temples, 2 major rivers, hot and dry, made mud brick houses, worshipped many gods, ate dates and barley, only boys went to school, slept on house rooftops

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