Sorry for the delayed posting I was having technical difficulties with the blog!!
Today we went over our homework and reviewed for our test on ancient Mesopotamia on MONDAY!
Below you will find the study guide in which you all received in class today....
Name_______________ Date________
Ms.
Jessi Social
Studies
Study
Guide
THE
GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA
-The
term Mesopotamia means “Land between the rivers”
-Mesopotamia
is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
-Mesopotamia
is referred to as the Fertile Crescent because of its rich soil
-Three
disadvantages to living by the two rivers were unexpected flooding, dry summer
months, and no natural barriers
-Mesopotamia
is located in present-day Iraq
-The
peoples of Mesopotamia were open to invasion
Sumerian
City-States
-The
Sumerians were the first to settle in Mesopotamia
-Each
city-state had its own ruler
-Cuneiform was a
system of writing developed in Mesopotamia
-Cuneiform was
developed by the ancient Sumerians
-Cuneiform was
written in clay using a stylus
-The Sumerians
wrote on clay tablets
-The Sumerians
were conquered by the Babylonians
-The Sumerians
relied on the rivers for farming
-A
drought is a long period of time without rain. Droughts can cause famine (widespread hunger) because the
crops die.
Religious
Beliefs in Mesopotamia
-The
people of Mesopotamia were polytheistic.
Polytheism is the belief in many gods
-Ziggurats were
temples built for the gods
Babylon
-Babylonian
achievements: Built roads, trade and agriculture flourished, created the postal
service, invented the decimal system, built “The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.”
-King Hammurabi
implemented a system of laws in Mesopotamia
-Hammurabi’s code
came from Babylon
-Hammurabi’s
greatest accomplishment was his code of laws because it was the first set of
written laws and set an example for other civilizations and their laws
-The Sumerians and
the Babylonians were similar in that they irrigated fields, built ziggurats and
wrote in cuneiform
**THINK OF THE
LAWS WE HAVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
HOW ARE OUR LAWS SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT FROM HAMMURABI’S??
