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Name __________________________ Date ___________________________ Fisher/Social Studies Study Guide- Mesopotamia What are the 7 components of a civilization: 1._______Government & Law__________________ 2.________Religion___________________ 3. _______Common Cultural Practices__________________________ 4. _______social structure_______________________________ 5. ________Specialized workers______________________ 6. _________Technology________________________________________ 7. ________writing_________________________________________ Mesopotamia is part of the Fertile Crescent. Where is the Fertile Crescent located? Present day Iraq, the Middle East, between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers Name FOUR inventions from Sumer (2 farming, 2 technology): 1. Plow 2. Irrigation 3. wheel 4. arch What is cuneiform? First form of writing in Mesopotamia Name 4 early Mesopotamian civilizations: 1. Assyria 2. Babylon (Hammurabi) 3. Akkadia (Sargon) 4. Neo- Babylonia (Nebuchadnezzar) What are the 4 problems faced by early Mesopotamians? 1. Not enough food 2. Uncontrollable water (developed irrigation systems) 3. Maintaining irrigation systems (worked together) 4. Attacks by neighboring communities (built Walls)_ Who ruled the Mesopotamian city-states? Kings Why were these people so powerful? People thought they were gods Why was Hammurabi’s code important? First code of laws to be written down…applied to all people