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Mesopotamia Review

Mesopotamia Review. Vocab Map Elements . What are the names of the two rivers?. Tigris Euphrates. The fair treatment of people is called?. justice. A long Poem about heroes is ______. Epic. The forced removal from ones homeland is __________ (to go out). Exile. Worship of one god.

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Mesopotamia Review

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  1. Mesopotamia Review Vocab Map Elements

  2. What are the names of the two rivers? • Tigris • Euphrates

  3. The fair treatment of people is called? • justice

  4. A long Poem about heroes is ______. • Epic

  5. The forced removal from ones homeland is __________ (to go out) • Exile

  6. Worship of one god • monotheism

  7. System of wedge shaped writing • cuneiform

  8. Payment for protection • tribute

  9. Group of nations under single ruler • Empire

  10. Wheeled horse draw cart • chariot

  11. Set of written laws to obey • Code of law

  12. Someone who specializes in writing • scribe

  13. Worship of many gods • polytheism

  14. Land between the rivers • Mesopotamia

  15. Rich soil and the shape gave this region the name of • Fertile crescent

  16. Worship took place in this temple • ziggurat

  17. To direct the flow of water to crops • irrigation

  18. They have their own governments, traditions, religion, and are independent of each other • City state

  19. mountains f. c. Tigris River d. Euphrates River Mediterranean sea a. Persian Gulf b. desert e. Red Sea g.

  20. 5 elements: • Surplus of food • Division of Labor • System of writing • Government • Religion

  21. Surplus of Food • Crops and chops • Farming (fertile soil from Tigris and Euphrates flooding lets you grow crops) • Irrigation (water from the Tigris and Euphrates is directed to crops) • Domestication of animals (cattle, goats, sheep) • Help with the work, provide source of food

  22. Division of Labor • More food led to more people who could learn to do other things (specialization) • Potters and weavers first to specialize • Made products to trade • How do you keep track of all things that are traded?

  23. System of writing • Cuneiform was first writing system • Scribes did the writing on clay tablets • Epic of Gilgamesh first story

  24. Government • Laws were needed to keep order and things organized

  25. Religion • It brought the people together • They worshipped many gods • Their temples were ziggurats

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