Mesopotamia

Fertile Crescent

• Pyramid shaped temple built for a god

• Trading system exchanging goods with money

• Independent state

• Curved region with rich soil

Polytheism

• Belief in one god

• Belief in many gods

• Belief there is no god

• Belief in animal gods

Ziggurat

• Curved region with rich soil

• Triangular shaped writing

• Pyramid shaped temple built for a god

• Square shaped temple build for a priest

Scribe

• Someone who makes goods

• Professional writer

• Someone who trades goods

• Professional farmer

Cunieform

• Triangular shaped writing

• Circular shaped writing

• Trade system

• Market system

City-State

• Curved region with rich soil

• Independent State complete w/ own government and traditions

• Exchange of materials and goods

• Pyramid shaped temple built for the gods

Trade

• Professional writer

• Trading system

• Triangular shaped writing

• Exchange of goods

Barter

• Independent state

• Belief in no god

• Triangular shaped writing

• Trading system exchanging goods without using money

How was the population of city-states divided?

• Into social classes

• Based on birth order

• Into the caste system with Brahmins at the top

• None of the above

T/F: Men had lower positions in society

• True

• False