Mesopotamia

Please read each of the vocabulary words and match with the best definitions. a person who writes documents scribe A huge pyramid-shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked, rectangular platforms ziggurat The worship of only one god monotheism The worship of many gods polytheism A form of wedge-shaped writing used in ancient times cuneiform Rich, as in soil fertile an independent nation made of city and land around it city-state a group of lands under one ruler empire In which area did one of the first civilizations settle? farmland on a mountain an island on a gulf a land between two rivers a desert area Which of the following jobs best describes the first Mesopotamians? hunters farmers roamers hunter gatherers Which of the following was a reason why people settled in southern Mesopotamia? plenty of fresh water low rainfall many trees plenty of wild game How did early people in Mesopotamia make farming successful? They domesticated crops. They waited for the rainy season. They migrated. They irrigated their crops. Who ruled the kingdom of Babylonia and created a code of laws in which to live? Sargon Gilgamesh Hammurabi Nebuchadnezzar What was the overall purpose of the Code of Hammurabi? enforce punishment to protect property to teach good business practices to protect the people equally, especially the weak and oppressed What word means a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture? monotheism culture civilization polytheism Based on the text above, using context clues, what does the word constable mean? tax gatherer owner king builder Mesopotamians lived in a very hot and dry climate. Explain the materials they used to build their houses. Why did they choose these materials? Using dialogue, create a two paragraph exchange between Mesopotamians.You can make up the names, and the dialogue can be about ANYTHING you have learned this week.