Mesopotamia

The rivers flooded and deposited rich soil.

1. Why was Mesopotamia such a good area for growing crops?

They dug irrigation ditches and built levees.

2. How did the Sumerians solve the problem of flooding?

 A wedge-sharpened piece of reed, called a stylus, used on clay tablets.

3. What tools did the Mesopotamians use for writing?

Cuneiform.

The wedge-shaped system of writing in Mesopotamia was named…

They were built as temples for gods.

What purpose was the ziggurats built for?

King Hammurabi

The System of laws in Mesopotamia was implemented by...

King, who established the Empire of Akkad and conquered all of Southern Mesopotamia

7. Who was Sargon the Great?

d. Farming and trade.

8. The economy of Mesopotamia was based largely on?

Iraq

10. In which present-day country is Mesopotamia located?

Because the area was known for its rich farmlands.

9. Why is Mesopotamia referred to as the Fertile Crescent?

Namer

11. Also known as Menes, this man unified Upper and Lower Egypt to form the Old Kingdom.

A. Pessimistic.

12. The world outlook of the ancient Mesopotamian people could be described as ...

C. original materials that have not been altered or distorted in any way.

13. Primary sources (historical evidence) are....

A. A form of government where secular and spiritual power rolled into one.

B. A form of government in which power in the state is in the hands of a religious institution and clergy (legal definition).

C. A political system in which religious leaders have a decisive influence on the policy of the state (political science definition).a system of government in which priests rule in the name of a deity.

14. Theocracy means.....

A. The land between revers.

15. Mesopotamia means...

B. Sumerian.

16. What language became the dead language in Sumer and Accad state?

Lugal

17. Gilgamesh was

C. King Sargon.

18. Who was the founder of the first empire in the world?

D. Mud tablets.

19. What material was used for writing in Mesopotamia?