review for the mesopotamia test “geographically” where is mesopotamia ? between the tigris &...
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Review for the
Mesopotamia Test
“Geographically” where isMesopotamia ?
Between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
If you were to go to “Mesopotamia” today what country would you be in?
IRAQ
What is the Sumerian form of writing called?
CuneiformCuneiform
What did the Sumerians write on?
Clay TabletsClay Tablets
What two (2) things did the Sumerians
contribute to society?
Wheel, plow Wheel, plow IrrigationIrrigation
What is a What is a PhonogramPhonogram??
picture representing a sound
What’s a Pictograph???
picture representing a
THING
What was the center of What was the center of Sumerian Sumerian city-lifecity-life??
ZigguratZiggurat
What type of religion did the Sumerians practice?
PolytheismPolytheism
What the heck is
Polytheism?Polytheism?
Belief in MANY gods
Who conquered Mesopotamia from the SumeriansSumerians?
AkkadiansAkkadians
Who conquered the
Akkadians?Akkadians?
BabyloniansBabylonians
Who was the leader of the
Babylonians?Babylonians?
HammurabiHammurabi
If you were an Artisan in Babylonian society, which “class” would you be in?
Middle ClassMiddle Class
What do we have to thank the What do we have to thank the Phoenicians Phoenicians for?for?
ALPHABETALPHABET
Wedge shaped symbols written on clay tablets
Cuneiform
A mud brick temple located in the middle of the city-state
Ziggurat
A collection of laws written by the King of Babylon which dealt with
aspects of daily life
Code of Hammurabi
Fair treatment under the law
Equal Justice
A person trained to write in cuneiform
Scribe
A centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing,
and learning
Civilization
A city and its surrounding farmland. Each was independent and had its
own government and ruler
City-State
Describe the climate in Mesopotamia.
• Hot and dry
• Droughts with seasonal flooding
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers
What is the importance of a scribe?
Record
Who invented the alphabet?
Phoenicians
Nebuchanezar known for?
Hanging Gardens
Name innovations of the Sumerians
Writing
Wheel
Irrigation (dikes and canals)
Ziggurats
Sailboats
plow
Causes of wars among the city-states
Fertile lands and water rights
List the characteristics of a civilization
• System of Government
• Stable food supply
• Social Classes
• Highly Developed Culture (literature, art, music, architecture)
• Writing
• Technology
• Religion
People found in the Upper Class
King, government officials, wealthy merchants,
landowners, priest, nobles
Purpose of the Code of Hammurabi
To unite the people of Mesopotamia
What made up their irrigation system?
dikes, levees, canals, dams, artificial lakes and ponds
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