Mesopotamia Unit Flashcards
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- Why did people first settle in Mesopotamia?
- Mesopotamia had good soil for growing crops and it was near water
- Who was Abraham?
- THe first person to introduce the idea of only one god
- Who was Hammurabi?
- The King of Babylon that created the first recorded laws
- Why did the Mesopotamians believe in many gods?
- To explain what science couldn’t
- Who makes all the decisions and rules in a monarchy?
- A King or Queen
- What are 2 disadvantages to having a monarchy
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* Only one person makes the decisions
* People do not have a voice in making decisions or creating laws
*other answers may be correct - What are 3 examples of Mesopotamian technology?
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* Wheel
* Alphabet
* Money
* Games
* Numbers
* Other answers may be accepted - What individual rights do people have in a monarchy?
- Only the rights the monarch (King or Queen) gives them
- How did irrigation lead to a surplus of food?
- Irrigation allowed their crops to receive water all year long, which allowed them to produce a lot of food all year long
- How does the creation of irrigation and farming lead to the creation of a government?
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1. Mesopotamians create farming and irrigation
2. A surplus of food grows
3. People build houses and City - States
4. A government is created stop chaos and maintain order - What is Monotheism?
- The belief in one god
- What was the first form of writing that used wedge shaped symbols known as?
- Cuneiform
- What is a money economy?
- An economy based on money
- What does barter mean?
- Exchange of services
- Money or goods collected by the government is known as ...
- Taxation
- A government in which one person rules is known as a ...
- Monarchy
- What is a City-State?
- A village and the farmland around it
- What is the name of the system that creates laws and makes decisions?
- Government
- What is a dike?
- Built up material used to prevent flooding
- What is irrigation?
- To artificially supply dry land with water
- What are two advantages to having a monarchy?
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* Quick decisions can be made
* No fighting over decisions
* Other answers may be accepted