Mesopotamia Unit Review

middle class

Which social class was made up of artisans, farmers, fishers, and merchants?

artisans

What were the skilled workers who made metal products, cloth and pottery called?

caravans

What was a group of traveling merchants in ancient Mesopotamia called?

Sargon

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

Trade

_________ helped ideas spread around the world.

civilization

A complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions and a writing system is called a _________________________.

Assyrians

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.

Babylon

Where was the center of the Chaldean Empire?

Hammurabi

Who wrote a legal code that governed most areas of daily life?

The Chaldeans

Who rebelled against the Assyrians and captured Nineveh in 612 B.C.?

cuneiform

What was the Sumerian writing system called?

Mesopotamia

In which ancient civilization was the region of Sumer located?

Kings, Priests, and Government Officials

Who were members of the upper class in ancient Mesopotamia?

Wagon Wheel
Plow
Sailboat

Sumerian Inventions

history

_____________ is the story of what happened to humans in the past.

Paleolithic

The earliest period of human history is called the ________________ period or Stone Age.

hunted and gathered

Paleolithic people ________ and ________ for their food.

fire

The taming of _____________ changed the lives of the people.

Neolithic
New Stone Age

The next period of human development occurred between 8,000 B.C. and 4,000 B.C. and is known as the __________ Age or _________________.

Agricultural

One of the most important events in all of human history happened during this time and is known as the ________________ revolution.

specialization

The settled life of the village brought about the development of different kinds of jobs otherwise known as _____________.

Bronze Age

The wide use of metal, especially bronze, would introduce a new period of human history known as the _______________.

organized governments
social classes
religion
art
cities
economic system (trade)
written language

What are 6 of the basic characteristics of a civilization

Tigris River
Euphrates River

Mesopotamia is located on a flat plain between what two rivers?

dams
channels
waterways
ditches
walls

What did farmers in Mesopotamia build to control water problems and ensure that they could grow plenty of food?

monarchy

What type of government did Sumer practice?

iron

The Assyrian army was the first large army to use ___________ weapons.

Babylon

Identify location A on the map

Euphrates River

Identify location B on the map

Persian Gulf

Identify location C on the map

Nineveh

Identify location D on the map

Mediterranean Sea

Identify location E on the map

Arabian Desert

Identify location F on the map

Tigris River

Identify location G on the map

Syrian Desert

Identify location H on the map

Ancient Shoreline

Identify location I on the map

Fertile Crescent

Identify location J on the map