Mesopotamia Quiz Review SOCIAL PYRAMID The most common

Mesopotamia Quiz Review

• • SOCIAL PYRAMID The most common job for Sumerians would be a _______. What 2 ways could someone become a slave: 1. 2.

The ____________ is the arc of land that stretches from the ____________ gulf to the __________________ sea. When the rivers flood they leave behind dirt known as ________ which is excellent for ____________. In Mesopotamia they were known to make many tools out of a new metal called ________. It was made by mixing copper and tin.

The _______ was the center of all Mesopotamian City-states. It was believed that the _______ lived in the highest part. Only the ________ and _______ were allowed inside. Around 2350 BC a man by the name of _________ of Akkad took control of both northern and southern ________ creating the world’s first known __________.

Early on in Sumerian society ______ held all the power. They were the only ones that could ____ to the gods. They blessed the _______ for the farmers and collected the _________ that the people had to pay. Later ______ will emerge as leaders. This happens because of_____ between the city-states. Sumerians began to develop their writing to the point where they could tell stories. One of their earliest works was the Epic of ________. It told stories of a man’s journey against the gods and demons.

The Sumerians had many great inventions, but their 3 greatest were the ________, _______ and ________. The also built __________ ditches to help ______ their crops. In Mesopotamia they used __________ as their form of writing. It was written on ______ tablets. The ones who could read and write were known as ________. Early on they used their writing to keep track of _____, debts, and ______.

The People of Sumer believed in a polytheistic religion which means they believe in _______ gods. They believe that the gods came from the ________ , that’s why their temples look the way they do. The gods are there to protect the people and punish them if they do wrong. The temple is also used to observe the _______ at night which the priests track and even developed a _________ off of to help them know when the river might flood and when to plant their crops.

Around 1792 BCE a king took control of the Babylonian empire. His name was _________. He is best known for his written code of ________. His harsh punishments had the simple idea of an ______ for an ________. A series of leaders from the same family, also called a _________ began to form in Mesopotamia. They ruled until taken over by another family.