Download Ancient Mesopotamia Study Guide Know that Mesopotamia means

Ancient Mesopotamia Study Guide
Know that Mesopotamia means land between the rivers
The 2 rivers around the Fertile Crescent were the Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamia was located in present day Iraq
3 classes of people in Mesopotamia were:
A. Kings, wealthy
B. Skilled workers, merchants, farmers
C. Slaves
The earliest civilization of people of Mesopotamia were the Sumerians
The ziggurat was a temple in Ancient Mesopotamia
The first set of written laws is known as Hammurabi’s Code
Know cultural and scientific contributions from Ancient Mesopotamia such as the wheel,
plow, 360° in a circle, rules for marking time, log roller, cuneiform,
1st written laws
Cuneiform was a system of writing developed in Ancient Mesopotamia & it contained
600 wedge shaped symbols
Crops such as barley, wheat, fruits, and vegetables were grown in Mesopotamia and
used irrigation to get water to their crops
A city-state is smaller than an empire