Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
Q
next to rivers (2)
A
tigris river and euphrates river
2
Q
next to seas (3)
A
red sea, mediterranean sea, persian gulf
3
Q
cities (2) and area (1)
A
babylon + ur = sumer
4
Q
next to desert (1) and mountain (1)
A
arabian desert, zagros mountations
5
Q
economic aspect object
A
bars of silver
6
Q
religious aspect object
A
ziggurat
7
Q
social aspect object
A
cuneiform
8
Q
what are bars of silver used for? how does it affect the modern world?
A
- system of trading
- references for us to improve the society and develop currency to coins and bank notes etc
9
Q
what are ziggurats? how do they look like?
A
- temple towers to link heaven and earth
- very large, pyramid-shaped structures on top of a shrine
10
Q
what is cuneiform? what is it used for? what promoted it?what does “cuneiform” mean?
A
- 1st meso writing
- keep record of business, taxation, production figs
- trade promoted writing (numbers for documentation)
- “wedge-shaped” in latin
