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Modern Mesopotamia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1.Drought | A LONG period of time with little to no rain which can cause food shortages. To combat _________ in their new homeland between the rivers, Sumerians created an irrigation system of canals, levees, reservoirs, and dams to keep their crops watered. |
| 2. Famine | A ______ is the extreme scarcity of food. The Hebrews lived in Canaan until a strike drove them into Egypt in search of food. |
| 3. Surplus | A ______ is an extra amount of resources often used for training. Mesopotamians had a and reeds of grain, clay, |
| 4.Barter | To ______ is to trade for things people want. In Sumer, agricultural products such as grain and wool were often traded for goods the Sumerians could not produce themselves. This system was known as Bartering. |
| 5.City-State | A _____-_____is an independent city - and sometimes its surrounding land - which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries. Babylon is a city state. |
| 6.Ziggurat | A _______ is a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. A ziggurat or a pyramid-shaped temple tower, rose above each city. |
| 7.Cuneiform | Over time, the use of pictographs changed into a written language Known as __________. Cuneiform was invented by the Sumerians but it was adopted by the Akkadians, Hittites, Assyrians, and Babylonians. |
| 8.Code of Hammurabi | The code of Hammurabi was the legal system for the ancient Babylon which Hammurabi ruled. It was one of the first legal systems to ever exist. In these laws, you were treated differently based on your social status. |
| 9.the Mesopotamian Social Structure | 1.Kings 2.Priests, warriors, and government officials 3.Skilled craftspeople, merchants, and traders 4.Large working class of farmers and laborers 5.Slaves |
| 10.Judaism | Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. |
| 11.Polytheistic Religion | Polytheistic Religion is the belief in many gods - it's kind of the opposite of monotheism, which is the belief in one god. The ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians believed in a polytheistic Religion. |
| 12.Monotheistic Religion | Monotheistic Religion is to worship one god while denying the existence of other gods. Ancient Hebrews believed in a Monotheistic Religion. |
| 13.The Akkadians | Sargon was the most famous leader of the Akkadians. He came up with a great army formation which was used for generations. They were known for their Akkadian language which gradually replaced the Sumerian language. They were the first of the empires. |
| 14.The Babylonians | Hammurabi was their most famous leader. He created Code of Hammurabi. It was created to preserve order between different city-states. They Built roads and created a postal service which helped unite the empire, and increased trade to boost the economy. |
| 15.The Assyrians | Assurbanipal was the leader of the Assyrians. They came up with Battering Rams and Siege Towers which are Moveable towers which were rolled up to city walls to allow soldiers to fight from inside. They were the third empire to exist. |
| 16.The Neo-Babylonians | Nebuchadnezzar II was their most famous leader. He conquered Syria and Palestine and made Babylon a splendid city. Some accomplishments were the Ishtar gate, talent with astronomy, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. They were the fourth empire to exist. |
| 17.Sargon | He destroyed the walls of many cities to make it harder for people to rebel. Sargon then became king over all of southern Mesopotamia. He taught his soldiers to fight in tight formations. |
| 18.Hammurabi | Hammurabi was the ruler of the old Babylonian Empire. He ruled over the city for 42 years and was most famous for writing the ancient code of Hammurabi. |
| 19.Nebuchadrezzar II aka Nebuchadnezzar II | Nebuchadnezzar II was the most famous king of The Neo-Babylonian Empire. He drove Egyptians out of Syria and took people from their homes and put them somewhere else. Nebuchadnezzar II built an inner wall and an outer wall. |
| 20.Abraham | About the same time King Hammurabi ruled much of Mesopotamia, Abraham became a leader of the Hebrew people, leading them from Ur, through the Fertile Crescent, into Canaan. |
| 21.Moses | The Egyptians enslaved the Hebrews for more than 400 years before a new leader led them out of Egypt. This new leader was named Moses. |
| 22.1.S:Stable Food supply | Sumerians invented irrigations to bring water to their crops to create a stable food supply. Then people invented the plow, which prepared the soil for planting. |
| 22.2.W:Writing | People wrote in the Sumerian language of cuneiform and they wrote on clay tablets with a stylus. Pictographs were also a form of writing with symbols and other pictures. Cuneiform was used to write down records of Mesopotamia. |
| 22.3.A:Arts | Culture influenced many arts of Mesopotamia. Art was a very big part of the Mesopotamian culture. Music was believed to bring joy to the gods so they played many instruments for them. |
| 22.4.G:Government | Sumerians civilization was also ruled by kings who forced them to pay a lot of taxes. Sumerian people always had strong armies led by the king. |
| 22.5.S:Social Structure | Many people were divided by social class. Kings, Priests, and Landowners were in the top class. Craftspeople and merchants were the common class of people. The lowest class were farmers and slaves. |
| 22.6.T:Technology | Sumerians made many tools like sledges, wheels, and pottery. These inventions were very new and helpful to improve their civilization. |
| 22.7:R:Religion | Sumerians believed the gods lived with them. They built towers and temples to worship their gods. Religion towers a.k.a. Ziggurats were located near temples. |
| 23.1.There were four main problems that Mesopotamians had to solve. Explain the first of these problems, its solutions and how it led to the next and ultimately how it helped the first city-states to develop. | Mesopotamians had to decide what to do about the food shortages in your village. As a solution People moved out of the foothills and between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. But the rivers flood for ¼ of the year and drought for ¾ of the year. |
| 23.2.There were four main problems that Mesopotamians had to solve. Explain the second of these problems, its solutions and how it led to the next and ultimately how they helped the first city-states to develop. | To provide their village with a year-round supply of water, they had to design a water-control system. As a solution The Sumerians created irrigation systems. They then had to figure out how to maintain these irrigation systems. |
| 23.3.There were four main problems that Mesopotamians had to solve. Explain the third of these problems, its solutions and how it led to the next and ultimately how it helped the first city-states to develop. | They must decide on the best way to maintain a complex irrigation system. As a solution People were forced to work together. These communities are now City-States. They all had to fight to decide who gets how much water. |
| 23.4.There were four main problems that Mesopotamians had to solve. Explain the fourth of these problems, its solutions and how it led to the next and ultimately how it helped the first city-states to develop. | Cities fought over their access to water. As a solution, Sumerians built walls and moats around their cities to defend from attacks. |
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