Mesopotamia Introduction

Who dedicated their lives to a specific god/goddess and were in charge of providing a tribute to that god/goddess each day?

• Nomads/nomadesses

• City-states

• Everyday citizens

• Priests/priestesses

Mesopotamia was not one unified country but was a collection of independent states with their own laws in the same region. The vocabulary word for this would be...

• myths

• city-states

• monarchy

• religion

This vocabulary word has to do with moving water from one place to another, usually to water crops. Sprinklers and hoses are an example of this.

• Migration

• Irritation

• Irrigation

• Immigration

The rivers that ran through Mesopotamia were the...

• Nile rivers

• Tigris and Euphrates rivers

• Yangzte rivers

• Punjab rivers

Hammurabi's Code was...

• A programming code used to develop video games

• A list of passwords to gain entry to the palace

• A treaty between Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia

• A comprehensive legal code

What was the written language of Mesopotamia called?

• Hieroglyphics

• Mesopotamian

• Cuneiform

• Morse code

What did Mesopotamians use cuneiform for primarily?

• To write love letters

• To keep track of business transactions

• To make treaties and alliances with other civilizations

• To declare war