Mesopotamia Flashcards
Describe three things Mesopotamians used their rivers for
isolation, crops, animals
Were they atheistic, monotheistic, or polytheistic?
Yes
What did they think the gods were like?
The creators of their home land
Describe what a Ziggurat was, and what it was used for
Giving the “gods” goods
Describe what Sumerian writing was called, what material it was written on, and what tool they used to write
Cuneiform, Clay tablet, Stylus
Identify the number that Sumerian math was based on
60
Name the earliest form of Sumerian art
Clay
Name two inventions Mesopotamians created to make farming easier and more efficient
Plow, Ox Plowing
Describe how Phoenicians influenced language
Made the basics of the english language
Describe the basics of Hammurabi’s Code
Standards for different social groups/classes
Who was Hammurabi?
The Babylonian King
How did the Code treat different social classes?
Different punishments for higher and lower classes/ rich and poor people
Name the main economic activity of Mesopotamia
Agriculture
Name an invention Mesopotamians created to improve record keeping with businesses
Cuneiform
Identify the first trading empire in Mesopotamia
Akkadian Empire
