Mesopotamia

Question 1

Mesopotamia, Greek for

Answer 1

Between two rivers

Question 2

Mesopotamia location

Answer 2

Between and around the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers, within the fertile crescent

Question 3

Fertile crescent

Answer 3

Extends to the Nile, Mediterranean, and Persian Gulf, soil sustained early civilizations.

Question 4

Rivers provided

Answer 4

Rich nutrients (silt) for planting crops, copious amounts of mud for buildings, temples, ziggurats, houses. Helped advance agriculture. water, fishing, transportation → trading.

Question 5

City-state

Answer 5

A state with political and economical control over the surrounding countryside.

Question 6

Polytheists

Answer 6

Sumerians believed in many gods.

Question 7

Theocracy

Answer 7

Government that believes in divine authority.

Question 8

Held authority besides kings and queens

Answer 8

Priests and priestesses.

Question 9

Ziggurat

Answer 9

A massive step tower dedicated to the chief goddess or god.

Question 10

Sumerian advancements

Answer 10

Calendar, 60 number system, geometry to measure fields and erect buildings, sundial, cuneiform, charting constellations, wagon wheel (ability to move large objects,) the arch, bronze - combining copper and tin.

Question 11

Sumerians

Answer 11

Creators of the first Mesopotamian civilization.

Question 12

Monotheism

Answer 12

Belief in one god.