Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
Q
Silk
A
Fine particles of firm soil.
2
Q
What modern day did Mesopotamia began.
A
Iraq
3
Q
What two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia
A
Tigres and evgris
4
Q
What two major problems did farmers have with the two rivers
A
Droits and floods.
5
Q
- How did the Sumerians overcome these “natural” issues with the rivers?
A
6
Q
- What did having extra food allow the Sumerians to do?
A
Trade
7
Q
- Explain the concept of a barter economy. Why do you think this type of economy is barely used today?
A
Trade
8
Q
- Describe a typical Mesopotamian city-state, and how each city-state interacted with one another.
A
It was shaped in a circle big wall around it big ziggurat in the middle. city states traded with one another but also fought with one another
9
Q
- Cuneiform –
A
Writing
10
Q
Scribe
A
A person who can read and write
11
Q
Epic
A
A very long story
12
Q
Empire
A
Made of many states
13
Q
Tribute
A
an act, statement, or gift that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration.
14
Q
Province
A
In the country out of the captial
15
Q
- Polytheism –
A
belive in multiple gods
