Mesopotamia

Question 1

Mesopotamia

Answer 1

A Greek word meaning land between the land between the rivers.

Location of the 1st Civilization
Also known as Fertile Crescent

Question 2

Fertile Crescent

Answer 2

A large arc of rich or fertile farmland.

Also known as Mesopotamia

Question 3

Silt

Answer 3

A mixture of soil and rocks that is very fertile.

Question 4

Irrigation

Answer 4

A way of controlling water for farming.

Prevents flooding
Supplies water

Question 5

Division of Labor

Answer 5

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Question 6

Empire

Answer 6

Independent territories that make up a civilization.

Sumer, Babylonia, & Assyrian

Question 7

Social Hierarchy

Answer 7

A system that divides people into classes based on the of your family.
Highest-Rank = TOP
KING
Lowest-Rank = BOTTOM
SLAVES

Question 8

Cuneiform

Answer 8

The world’s first system of writing.

Used for keeping records

Question 9

Scribe

Answer 9

The world’s first system of writing.

Used for keeping records

Question 10

Ziggurat

Answer 10

A pyramid-shaped temple.

Used for religious ceremonies
Believed to be where the Gods lived

Question 11

Surplus

Answer 11

Producing more goods or crops than was needed.

Extra goods were used for trade

Question 12

Hammurabi’s Code

Answer 12

The first set of 282 laws created by king Hammurabi.

Question 13

farming

Answer 13

it’s rich soil

Question 14

Rivers

Answer 14

Euphrates river Tigris river