Mesopatamia Flashcards
1
Q
What Rivers
A
Tigris and Euphrates
2
Q
People?
A
Babylonians/Sumerians
3
Q
Tigris & Euphrates River floods were
A
Unpredictable - Once a year
4
Q
Disadvantages + Solutions
A
A. Unpredictable flooding - Irrigation
B. No protection - Built walls with mud bricks
C. Limited natural resources - Trade
5
Q
Important figures
A
Temple Priests
Strongfighters
6
Q
Religous Beliefs
A
Polytheistic
Ziggurats
Emotions
Nature
7
Q
Writing
A
Cuniform
8
Q
Laws
A
Hammurabi’s Code
9
Q
Located in
A
the fertile crescent