Mesopotamia

Question 1

a culture that has developed system of government, religion and learning

Answer 1

civilization

Question 2

a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of mesoptamia

Answer 2

fertile crescent

Question 3

the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of Sumerian and babylonian civilizations

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive type with a high fertility rating

Answer 4

silt

Question 5

a legacy that consists of canals, artificial lakes and gates. it allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to there crops

Answer 5

irrigation

Question 6

an independent, self governing city and lands/villages around it

Answer 6

city state

Question 7

to believe in many gods and goddesses

Answer 7

polytheism

Question 8

a religious temple in Mesopotamia

Answer 8

ziggurat

Question 9

(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing ever

Answer 9

cuneiform

Question 10

writers or record keepers

Answer 10

scribe

Question 11

c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.

Answer 11

Sargon

Question 12

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

Answer 12

Code of Law

Question 13

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi.

Answer 13

Hammurabi

Question 14

the way people manage ​money and resources for the ​production of goods and services.

Answer 14

Economy

Question 15

divisions within a society and culture.

Answer 15

Social Structure