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Name: ___________________________ Date: ____________ Period: ________ #: _____ Chapter 4: Study Guide “Mesopotamia” Part One: Vocabulary Terms Directions: Match the vocabulary term with the correct definition. Artisans Astronomer Bronze Çatal Hüyük Chaldeans 1. Forced payment to a ruler Empire Epic Hereditary Irrigation Mesopotamia Nebuchadnezzar Uruk Sargon Slinghsot Tribute Tribute 2. Skilled workers who make metal products, cloth or pottery Artisans 3. Built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife Nebuchadnezzar 4. The “cradle of civilization” Mesopotamia 5. Rebelled against the Assyrians Chaldeans 6. A weapon that is used to throw stones or other objects: Slingshot 7. Something that passes to the children when the parent dies: Hereditary 8. One of the oldest known cities in Asia, in the area that is now Turkey Catal Hüyük 9. The use of dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops 10. A mixture of copper and tin Bronze 11. A group of many different lands under one ruler Empire 12. A person who studies planets and stars _astronomer_ 13. A long poem that tells a story of a hero _epic__ 14. One of the first cities in Southwest Asia Uruk 15. King of the Akkadians conquered all of Mesopotamia Sargon Irrigation Part Two: Chapter Review Directions: Use your book, Chapter 2 Outline notes, and vocabulary definitions to answer the following questions: Please use complete sentences. 16. What was a major accomplishment that came from the Assyrians? Conquering land. 17. What was Mesopotamia’s climate like? Hot and Dry 18. Who did the Sumerian kings claim to have received their power to rule from? From the City’s Gods 19. Mesopotamia developed in what is now the southern part of what country? Iraq 20. Throughout history, what factors influenced where people settled? Water - being able to have drinking water and the ability to grow crops 21. What was the Epic of Gilgamesh? A long poem written in cuneiform 22. Sumerian cities were surrounded by what geographic features? How did this impact their interaction with other people? Sumerian cities were surrounded by mudflats and deserts; this cut them off from one another 23. Why did ancient peoples settle in fertile river valleys? The fertile soil enabled ancient peoples to build impressive civilizations 24. How did climate and geography impact the development of Mesopotamian groups? Mesopotamia’s hot and dry climate led to settlements in the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys. Because people needed fertile soil and water for their crops, they made their home near those rivers. 25. How were the Chaldeans able to take back power from the Assyrians? Because the Assyrians were fighting each other 26. What type of weapons did the Assyrian army use? The had iron weapons 27. How was Nebuchadnezzar able to pay for his many building projects and maintain his army? He collected high taxes from his people 28. What type of transportation did most caravans of merchants use? They would travel in groups and they used camels 29. Where was the Assyrian empire located? The Assyrian empire is located between the Persian Gulf and the Nile River 30 The Chaldeans were the first people to do what? To have a 7 day week 31. Why was Hammurabi’s Code important? He wrote down the laws and the punishment so that everyone would know the rules 32. During Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Babylon was a great city. What were some of the things that made it so “great”? The king’s palace included the Hanging Gardens. Outside the palace was a beautiful street paved with Limestone and marble. Many canals flowed through the city, making the land even more fertile.