Download Study Guide #2: Mesopotamia

Study Guide #2: Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia: (____________B.C- 612 B.C)
-Nicknamed “_____________________________”
-Between the ________ and ______________ rivers
-These rivers would flow into the ___________ Gulf.
-Located in modern day ____________.
Framework of Civilization (4 Parts)
-Civilization is people living together in _________ societies.
Part 1: Large ___________ Communities
-These would be called _____/states
-Independent cities with fields for ________________.
-Each had their own form of ________________.
-Examples: Mesopotamia, ____________ and ___________.
Part 2: Specialization of _______________
-Specialization is specific people doing specific ___________.
-___________ talk to the Gods to ensure economic success.
-Cities had jobs like _____ builders and ________ drainers.
-__________ and __________ to record the information.
Part 3: ______________ Order
-Conflict between _________ and private land owners (Land=__________)
-___________emerge due to this conflict and claim ____________ Right
-Divine Right is the right to ______ because _____ tells you to!
-Kings improve _________________ and make _____ codes.
-Infrastructure is the inter-workings of a ___________
-Creating ________, roads and ______________.
-________ sat at the top of the pyramid and _________ on the bottom.
Part 4: _____________________ or (Farming)
-Battle between ________ v.s __________ (Flood ______ a year)
-Mesopotamia survived on _____________. (Called ____________)
-Mesopotamia depended on _____________ for farming.
-They needed the _______ silt, a great fertile soil. (Dark ______)
-It was carried and deposited by the _________.
-They built ________________ systems.
Irrigation is the use of _______ and pipes to ________ the crops.
-They would grow enough crops to create a ___________.
-Surplus is _______, which allows your _____ to grow bigger!
-_____________ Mesopotamia had the best land for farming