Mesopotamia Flashcards
What is the order in the social pyramid?
King, Government officials, priests, merchants, artisans, scribes, farmers, slaves
TRUE or FALSE: Husbands can abandon their wives but wives can’t abandon their husbands.
TRUE
Because the farmers gave food to the king and his officials, the king organized for canals to be dug
TRUE
A sickle has
a long blade with a short handle
Rake was used for
smoothing soil and removing rubbish before planting
What is silt
a fine, solid, dust-like material made of rock and mineral particles that is transported and deposited by water, ice, and wind
How did Mesopotamians have success in growing crops?
They created earth walls called levees and create an irrigation system.
Polytheistic means
To believe in more than one god
Scribes invented cuneiform. What were the tools they used?
A clay tablet and a sharp tool called styluses
The government official helped with administrative duties such as
making laws
collecting taxes
running the army
organizing work parties
Farmers sold surplus food to the people living in cities
TRUE
Craftspeople/Artisans were
bakers
ironworkers
weavers
They ways to become enslaved were
captured in the war
falling into debt
punishment for crimes
People were able to work their way out of slavery
TRUE
Priest were
respected by residents
Ziggurats were built in
the center of a city state
Cuneiform was used for
communicating
recording data
writing epics
Sumerian sculptures created
statues of gods for the ziggurat
What did mesopotamians do to ensure their happiness and blessings
made offerings
created sculptures of themselves praying and put it in temples
Cylinder seals were used
to sign documents
decoration
What were helpful/important discoveries
tools
cuneiform
calendar
clock
sewer
wheel
tools were
sickle
seeder plow
rake
shovel
levees are
earth walls used to block flooding
what would they do if there was less water
poke holes in levees and use stored water from pools
jewelry was created from
imported gold and silver
bronze made tools
stronger
which 3 numbers were used
60
12
360
what did they do in science
recorded medical data and used ingriediants from natural sources such as minarils, animals, plants
women weren’t allowed to learn how to
read and write unless they were wealthy
who made the househeld desicions
men
women were to make
clothing
food
take care of children
Children were to be married
right after puberty and become part of the husbands family
Women and men have equal power
FALSE
dowry is
money and gifts
Wealthy women could
own property
learn to read and write
become preistesses
normal girls are to
prepare to take care of family
make clothes
spin fibers to yarn
cook
weave
