S.S-Ancient Mesopotamia

Question 1

What is cuneiform?

Answer 1

A type of early writing that was wedge-shaped and was written with a stylus (reed)

Question 2

What is Babylon?

Answer 2

The largest city/state of Babylonia/Mesopotamia

Question 3

What is a scribe?

Answer 3

People who copied manuscripts and scrolls (could read and write)

Question 4

What is Babylonia?

Answer 4

The old name for Mesopotamia

Question 5

What is a cylinder (signature) seal?

Answer 5

A tool used to “Sign” a document (most people could not read or write)

Question 6

Who/what is Hammurabi?

Answer 6

King of Babylonia who was famous for inventing a “Code Of Laws” (282 in all!) to govern the people by

Question 7

Who/what are Persians?

Answer 7

People (from present-day Turkey) who had conquered Babylonia many years ago (Mesopotamia)

Question 8

What is the Fertile Crescent?

Answer 8

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that was excellent for farming/agriculture

Question 9

What is a Ziggurat?

Answer 9

A massive structure made of sunbaked clay bricks that was used to worship the gods.

Question 10

What is Silt?

Answer 10

A type of super-rich soil that would settle on the land after the rivers flooded the land in Ancient Mesopotamia.

Question 11

What is “Division Of Labor?”

Answer 11

Since people had extra food, (surplus) they had time for other jobs-job specialization

Question 12

What is Irrigation?

Answer 12

A way to bring water up from from a canal over to farms and crops

Question 13

What is a Pictograph?

Answer 13

A picture symbol that was used before writing (Found on cave walls and cave art)

Question 14

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Answer 14

The land between two rivers

Question 15

What is present-day Mesopotamia called?

Answer 15

Iraq

Question 16

What type of tool was used on the clay tablets for cuneiform writing?

Answer 16

Stylus

Question 17

How was irrigation used to control flooding?

Answer 17

Canals were dug near the rivers, which would store extra water (for later use for crops)

Question 18

List six inventions of the Sumerians

Answer 18

-360 degrees in a circle
-Special Math
-Cuneiform writing
-1 hour=60 minutes
-The wheel
-Ziggurat

Question 19

What two rivers are located in Mesopotamia?

Answer 19

Tigris river and Euphrates river

Question 20

What does B.C.E mean?

Answer 20

Before Christ Era

Question 21

DBQ- What does an “Eye for an eye” mean? Why do you think it was important for King Hammurabi of Babylon to have laws written down?

Answer 21

An “Eye for an eye” means a “Tooth for a tooth.” I think it was important that King Hammurabi of Babylon set strict laws down to govern people by because if he didn’t he probably wouldn’t be considered a ‘king’ at all, and things would get crazy and really out of hand.
Hint-Always restate, then answer the question using specific details.