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Name: ___________________ Date: ___________ Review Sheet for Mesopotamia Test Due: Monday, November 28th Test: Friday, December 2nd Geography Why did people move to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What major problem did farmers have to deal with once they moved to Mesopotamia? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What modern day country is Mesopotamia located in? _____________________________ Government What ruler had a significant impact on the government and law of Mesopotamia? _______________________________________________________________________ What evidence do we have of law in Mesopotamia? _______________________________________________________________________ What is one example of Hammurabi’s Code? Was this law harsh or fair? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What do Hammurabi’s laws tell us about society at that time? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Language What was the written language of Mesopotamia? ___________________________________ What were the benefits of the written language? Name at least two reasons. (How did it help the people of Mesopotamia?) _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Who were the people that recorded information? Could anyone have this job? _______________________________________________________________________ What materials did scribes use to write with? ____________________________________ Advances in Technology Invention How did it help life in Mesopotamia? Seeder plow Writing Sail Wheel Number system based on 60 Calendar Religion Were the people of Mesopotamia monotheistic or polytheistic? What evidence do we have of this? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What was the purpose of the ziggurat? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Why was the ziggurat located in the center of the city-state? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Food Supply What was the main source of food for the people of Mesopotamia? _______________________________________________________________________ How did people control water to help their farms? What is one example of this process? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ How did irrigation help form city-states? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ When was irrigation a challenge? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Economy What was the economy of Mesopotamia? ________________________________________ Why did the people of Mesopotamia have to trade? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ What were some goods that people traded? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Name one way that people transported goods and why it was helpful. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Social Structure Draw the social pyramid and label it with the appropriate specializations People of higher social levels lived ___________________(closer/farther from) the center of the city-state.
