Ancient Mesopotamia Part 1

a pyramid shaped temple with a shrine at the top

• city-state

• ziggurat

• polytheism

• legacy

governor of a district

• satrap

• artisan

• legacy

• ziggurat

the belief in many gods

• ziggurat

• polytheism

• satrap

• city-state

things left to us from the past

• ziggurat

• satrap

• polytheism

• legacy

an administrative district

• satrap

• ziggurat

• province

• legacy

an order based on power and wealth

• ziggurat

• satrap

• legacy

• social-class

a person skilled at making things by hand

• prince

• princess

• artisan

• ziggurat

Where was Mesopotamia located?

• Nile/Jordan River Valley

• Mississippi/MIssouri River Valley

• Tigris/Euphrates River Valley

• Sahara Desert

Why did city-states develop in Sumer?

• farming villages worked together on irrigation

• people wanted a government since the Hunter-Gatherer era.

• Fishing became the biggest industry

• The flooding of the rivers forced them to live together.

What religious practices did Sumerians observe to serve and please their gods?

• rituals because the gods controlled their everyday life.

• holidays off work