Unit 3-Mesopotamia

Question 1

A culture that ha sa developed system of government,religion and learning.

Answer 1

Civilization

Question 2

Fertile Crescent

Answer 2

a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

Question 3

Mesopotamia

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Irrigation

Answer 4

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

Question 5

silt

Answer 5

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

Question 6

City state

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Polytheism

Answer 7

to believe in many gods and goddesses.

Question 8

Sargon

Answer 8

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

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Code of Law

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Hammurabi

Question 11

Economy

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Social Structure

Answer 12

divisions within a society and culture.

Question 13

(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing EVER!

Answer 13

Cuneiform

Question 14

writers or record keepers

Answer 14

Scribe