Mesopotamia (Crash Course World History #3)

Question 1

What two very important things did the Mesopotamians invent?

Answer 1

Writing and Taxes.

Question 2

Where is Mesopotamia?

Answer 2

Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in the area of Iraq.

Question 3

What is one of the biggest enduring conflicts in Mesopotamia?

Answer 3

The conflict between Country and City.

Question 4

What are Ziggurats?

Answer 4

Big Mesopotamian temples that we think were used for religious things.

Question 5

What is Cuneiform?

Answer 5

The earliest known form of writing.

Question 6

What was the First Territorial Kingdom?

Answer 6

Mesopotamia.

Question 7

Why is writing so important for History?

Answer 7

Without Writing, there is no History.

Question 8

Who won in the conflict between Mesopotamian Country and City?

Answer 8

City.

Question 9

Who is Hammurabi?

Answer 9

A famous Babylonian ruler.

Question 10

What is Hammurabi famous for?

Answer 10

Hammurabi’s Code, which is the first written Code of Law in recorded History. He also incorporated all of Mesopotamia into the Babylonian Empire.