Download Mesopotamia Study Guide Vocabulary

Mesopotamia Study Guide
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Vocabulary- Be sure that you understand the following terms:
City-state
ziggurat
Mesopotamia
Code of Hammurabi
cuneiform
barter
Geography Information
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Identify the 2 rivers that surround Mesopotamia.
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Explain why people had to move to Mesopotamia.
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Describe the climate and conditions of the land in Mesopotamia.
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How did the Sumerians make farming easier?
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Explain the importance of irrigation. Were there any problems?
Government Information
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Describe what makes up a city-state.
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Who rules the city-states?
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What were the responsibilities of the rulers?
Religion Information
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Describe the importance of the ziggurat.
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Where was the location of each city-states ziggurat?
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Were the Sumerians religious? How can you tell?
Civilization Information
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Identify 7 ways to determine if a society is considered civilized.
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Was Sumer a civilization?
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Identify and explain some of the Sumerian achievements.
Daily Life Information
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Be able to draw a diagram of the social structure. Know the 3 classes and
who makes up each class.
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Be able to identify what type of people live in specific houses.
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Know the 1st type of writing- who knew how to write, why did they create a
written language, how did the idea of written language spread throughout the
world?
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Code of Hammurabi Information
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Describe the Code of Hammurabi.
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Describe how the Code of Hammurabi was written.
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Explain why we have laws and punishments.
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Be able to give examples of different laws that were in the Code of
Hammurabi.
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Be able to apply the form of laws and write your own laws.