The Cradle of Civilization
... 1. What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent? Tigris & Euphrates Rivers 2. Which two river valley civilizations are shown on this map? ...
... 1. What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent? Tigris & Euphrates Rivers 2. Which two river valley civilizations are shown on this map? ...
Mesopotamia Unit Test Study Guide
... 1) How did the Mesopotamians use AND control the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? ...
... 1) How did the Mesopotamians use AND control the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? ...
Early River Valley Civilizations 3500 BC-450 BC
... Cuneiform: writing system carved into clay tablets. ...
... Cuneiform: writing system carved into clay tablets. ...
Chapter 2: Western Asia & Egypt
... They were the first to use the arch in buildings. It is believed the Sumerians were the first to craft bronze from copper and tin. They developed a number system based on 60. Geometry was used to measure fields and chart the constellations. ...
... They were the first to use the arch in buildings. It is believed the Sumerians were the first to craft bronze from copper and tin. They developed a number system based on 60. Geometry was used to measure fields and chart the constellations. ...
Ch 1, Sec 3
... Set cities on fire Enslaved their enemies or moved them to new areas • Charged high taxes on new groups ...
... Set cities on fire Enslaved their enemies or moved them to new areas • Charged high taxes on new groups ...
Mesopotamia intro presentation
... Because of the contributions empires in that region made to later empires it got the name “Cradle of Civilization”. Meso = between potamia = rivers ...
... Because of the contributions empires in that region made to later empires it got the name “Cradle of Civilization”. Meso = between potamia = rivers ...
Empires of Mesopotamia
... – Hammurabi’s Code – set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life – inscribed on a tall basalt pillar. ...
... – Hammurabi’s Code – set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life – inscribed on a tall basalt pillar. ...
Practice Questions for the Mesopotamia Quiz
... 5. Class System: 6. Cuneiform: 8. Scribes: 9. Code of Laws: 10. Anthropology: 11. Archaeology: 12. Artifact: ...
... 5. Class System: 6. Cuneiform: 8. Scribes: 9. Code of Laws: 10. Anthropology: 11. Archaeology: 12. Artifact: ...
Chapter 3, Section 3 Contributions Inventions, customs, and ideas of
... Mesopotamia was called “the cradle of civilization The Sumerians developed the earliest known civilization in the world The oldest written records are Sumerian They were the 1st people to write down their laws ...
... Mesopotamia was called “the cradle of civilization The Sumerians developed the earliest known civilization in the world The oldest written records are Sumerian They were the 1st people to write down their laws ...
Government in Mesopotamia
... The “land between the rivers” went through different forms of government which is understandable considering that the history of Mesopotamia encompasses almost 3 millenniums. Form of government from the emergence of Sumerian Civilization to Persian Empire did not did not only changed through time bu ...
... The “land between the rivers” went through different forms of government which is understandable considering that the history of Mesopotamia encompasses almost 3 millenniums. Form of government from the emergence of Sumerian Civilization to Persian Empire did not did not only changed through time bu ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Mesopotamia
... scribes to collect cuneiform tablets from all over the Fertile Crescent. The library at Nineveh contained the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest works of literature. (we’ll read this in class) Assyria fell in 612 B.C. due to a civil war and foreign invaders. ...
... scribes to collect cuneiform tablets from all over the Fertile Crescent. The library at Nineveh contained the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the oldest works of literature. (we’ll read this in class) Assyria fell in 612 B.C. due to a civil war and foreign invaders. ...
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Study Guide ANSWERS
... CONTINENT OF ASIA NEAR MODERN IRAQ 21). Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name? TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS 22). In Mesopotamia, what allowed people to become craftsman and other farmers? A DIVISION OF LABOR 23) Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?PRIESTS 24) Who was the ...
... CONTINENT OF ASIA NEAR MODERN IRAQ 21). Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name? TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS 22). In Mesopotamia, what allowed people to become craftsman and other farmers? A DIVISION OF LABOR 23) Who served a role between the Sumerians and the gods?PRIESTS 24) Who was the ...
Chapter 4
... d. Indo-European. 25. Sumerian kings claimed they received their power from the a. ziggurat. b. city’s gods. c. previous king. d. Tigris River. 26. The Gilgamesh stories came from which ancient Mesopotamian place? a. Assyria b. Jericho c. Sumer d. Babylon 27. Who created and ruled the Babylonian Emp ...
... d. Indo-European. 25. Sumerian kings claimed they received their power from the a. ziggurat. b. city’s gods. c. previous king. d. Tigris River. 26. The Gilgamesh stories came from which ancient Mesopotamian place? a. Assyria b. Jericho c. Sumer d. Babylon 27. Who created and ruled the Babylonian Emp ...
Ch. 3 – Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
... flooding and move water to their fields. With water controlled in Mesopotamia, people were able to produce a food __________________, or ______________________________________________________________; as a result of this, people were able to develop new occupations, such as ...
... flooding and move water to their fields. With water controlled in Mesopotamia, people were able to produce a food __________________, or ______________________________________________________________; as a result of this, people were able to develop new occupations, such as ...
For each Empire, mark the features that describe it
... Was a crossroads for trade Ruler built a gigantic palace Great warriors Invented writing Ruled by Chaldeans A city of great learning Located in Mesopotamia Earliest city-states Had a famous library Scientists charted the path of the stars The largest of the empires Believed gods descended to earth u ...
... Was a crossroads for trade Ruler built a gigantic palace Great warriors Invented writing Ruled by Chaldeans A city of great learning Located in Mesopotamia Earliest city-states Had a famous library Scientists charted the path of the stars The largest of the empires Believed gods descended to earth u ...
The Sumerians created the world`s first advanced society.
... Empire: land with different territories and peoples under a single rule Sargon ruled for 50 years. After his death, his empire lasted only a century longer. ...
... Empire: land with different territories and peoples under a single rule Sargon ruled for 50 years. After his death, his empire lasted only a century longer. ...
History of Mesopotamia
The history of Mesopotamia describes the history of the area known as Mesopotamia, roughly coinciding with the Tigris–Euphrates basin, from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Palaeolithic period up to the Muslim conquests in the 7th century AD. This history is pieced together from evidence retrieved from archaeological excavations and, after the introduction of writing in the late 4th millennium BC, an increasing amount of historical sources. While in the Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods only parts of Upper Mesopotamia were occupied, the southern alluvium was settled during the late Neolithic period. Mesopotamia has been home to many of the oldest major civilizations, entering history from the Early Bronze Age, for which reason it is often dubbed the cradle of civilization. The rise of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia dates to the Chalcolithic (Uruk period), from c. 5300 BC; its regional independence ended with the Achaemenid conquest in 539 BC, although a few native neo-Assyrian kingdoms existed at different times, namely Adiabene, Osroene and Hatra.