Mesopotamia flash cards

) What did Sumerians use writing for?

3) Describe a typical scribe.  (list at least 3 facts)

4) What was the Epic of gilgamesh and why was it important?

5) Draw a chart to list and describe 4 inventions of the Sumerians.

6) How did Sumerians use geometry?

7) How did the Sumerians use the moon and stars (list two facts)

) Why were city-states often independent?

2) Describe a city-state in Sumer (list at least 4 facts)

3) Describe what religion was like in Sumer ( list at least 4 facts)

4) Draw a chart to represent social classes in Sumer

5) What job did most Sumeriens do?

6) Describe what trade was like in Sumer. (List at least 3 facts)Why did people settle in Mesopotamia?

• What does Mesopotamia translate to?

• What are the two rivers around Mesopotamia? What body of water do they empty into?

• What were some of the challenges living in early Mesopotamia. 

• How did the Mesopotamians overcome the challenges.