Unit 3 Mesopotamia

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Civilization

Question 2

A fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia.

Answer 2

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

Light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil 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 their crops.

Answer 5

Irrigation

Question 6

To believe in many gods and goddesses.

Answer 6

Polytheism

Question 6

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

Answer 6

City State

Question 7

A religious temple in Mesopotamia.

Answer 7

Ziggurat

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Sargon

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

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

Answer 11

Economy

Question 12

Divisions within a society and culture.

Answer 12

Social Structure

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Cuneiform

Question 14

Writers or record keepers

Answer 14

Scribe