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This writing system was based on
symbols and was imprinted on clay
tablets
What is Cuneiform?
What are these two
Mesopotamians making use of
What is an irrigation channel
“The land was a checkerboard with small basins,
defined by a system of dikes. During very high
flows, the dikes were washed away and villages
flooded, drowning thousands. During low flows,
the land did not receive water, and no crops could
grow.”
Name three items that were
produced in Mesopotamia that
created such a strong economy for
the region?
What are
Pottery, Wool, Barley, Wheat,
Linseed Oil, Jewelry, Woolen Cloth,
Leatherwork & Metal Work?
BONUS QUESTION
200pts
Name one raw product that
Mesopotamia imported & needed?
This civilization was
“bathed in blood”,
oppressed others and
aggressively sought to
subdue its neighbours
What is Assyria?
These are the four civilizations that
controlled Mesopotamia listed in
chronological order?
What are
Sumer (2500BCE)
Babylon (1700BCE)
Assyria (625BCE)
Chaldea (600BCE)
Bonus 200pts - What does BCE stand for?
This Mesopotamian invention could
be found on their chariots
What is the wheel?
This invention allowed
Mesopotamians to travel up & down
the Tigris & Euphrates River
What is a sailboat
Bonus 400pts:
Name two resources that were used to
make a boat?
This drink was perfected by the
Sumerians and the Egyptians
borrowed their recipe!
What is beer?
This reminded the
Mesopotamians of mountains
which were absent from the flat
Euphrates River Valley.
What is a Ziggurat?
The Mesopotamians invented this
branch of Mathematics
What is algebra?
Bonus 300pts:
Solve for the unknown variable:
3x – 6 = 18
This epic protagonist
(main character) was
¾ god and ¼ human
and part of the first
recorded story
Who is Gilgamesh?
A monstrous giant of
immemorial age raised by
Utu, the Sun, was the
guardian of the great Cedar
Forest of the north.
Who is Humbaba?
A wild-man raised by animals
and ignorant of human society
until he was tamed by Shamhat
and befriended by Gilgamesh.
Who is Enkidu?
This Code listed 282 divine laws
and influenced the Bible’s
10 Commandments
What is
Hammurabi’s
Code?
Bonus: 200pts –
Were the laws
applied
to all equally?
Please explain.
What was the Epic of Gilgamesh
originally written on and where was
it found?
What are
clay tablets
&
found at
Uruk’s gate?
These allowed the soil of
Mesopotamia to be fertile and
perfect for growing staple grains
What are floods?
This was the main or staple
crop of the region
What is wheat?
This large farm tool, pulled by an ox,
turned the soil and prepared it for
planting
What is a plough?
The Mesopotamians would drain
these to get access to their rich, very
fertile soil
What is a marsh
or wetland?
Overtime, this mineral degraded or
reduced the fertility of the soil
What is salt?
These two rivers brought life to the
Mesopotamian region & civilization
What are the Tigris & Euphrates?
This word means “between the
rivers” in Greek
What is Mesopotamia?
Name one of the two deserts that
are directly west and slightly
south of Mesopotamia
What are the Syrian & Arabian?
This mountain range feeds
the Tigris-Euphrates River
System and is directly east of
the Mesopotamian region
What are the Zagros
Mountains?
Name 3 water bodies in and around
the Middle East