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6th Grade SS Class Mesopotamia

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  • Who may have created much cave art?
    Shamans
  • Along which river was Babylon located?
    Euphrates River
  • Where was Sumer located?
    Southern Mesopotamia
  • What writing system spread throughout the region?
    Cuneiform
  • What was found around Stonehenge?
    Burials
  • Around what year did Sumer begin?
    4500 BCE
  • What region had rich soil ideal for farming?
    Fertile Crescent
  • What mathematical system did they use?
    Base-60 system
  • What were bowls used for?
    Cooking and eating
  • Who united the Sumerian city-states?
    Sargon of Akkad
  • Who ruled large territories in the Akkadian Empire?
    Kings
  • Which precious metals were used early?
    Gold and silver
  • Where was Ötzi found?
    Ötztal Alps
  • What was the first major civilization in Mesopotamia?
    Sumer
  • What materials were early tools made from?
    Stone, bone, wood
  • What major structures appeared after 4500 BCE?
    Spectacular religious structures
  • What system allowed early settlers to control water?
    Irrigation
  • When was Mesopotamia first settled by farmers?
    As early as 6000 BCE
  • What famous story comes from Sumer?
    Epic of Gilgamesh
  • What did the Akkadians expand?
    Trade networks and military strength
  • Who lived north of Sumer?
    Akkadians
  • Which two other modern countries include parts of Mesopotamia?
    Syria and Turkey
  • Which city-state became a powerful empire?
    Babylon
  • Who held great power in Sumer?
    Priests and kings
  • What famous law code did Hammurabi create?
    Code of Hammurabi
  • What architecture is Mesopotamia known for?
    Ziggurats and city planning
  • What is the most famous megalithic site?
    Stonehenge
  • Which later cultures did Mesopotamia influence?
    Persia and Greece
  • Who was Babylon’s most famous king?
    Hammurabi
  • Where were the first towns developed?
    Modern-day Iraq
  • Which two rivers border Mesopotamia?
    Tigris and Euphrates
  • Why were megalithic sites built?
    To connect with ancestors and the spiritual world
  • How long did Akkadian power last?
    About 200 years
  • How did potters make large pots?
    By joining coils or shaping a lump of clay
  • When did Ötzi live?
    Around 3350 BCE
  • What did traders exchange?
    Goods with distant lands
  • Who were respected in Babylon?
    Scribes, priests, scholars
  • What year was Ötzi found?
    1991
  • Who defended the borders?
    Soldiers
  • Name items found with Ötzi.
    Copper axe, unfinished bow, flint knife
  • What did Akkadian artists create?
    Detailed stone carvings
  • Name a Sumerian city-state.
    Ur / Uruk / Eridu
  • Who recorded laws, trade, and stories?
    Scribes
  • What did growing villages become over time?
    Towns with neighbourhoods and public buildings
  • What crops did Sumerian farmers grow?
    Barley, wheat, dates
  • What did labourers build?
    Canals, temples, walls
  • What were ziggurats?
    Temple towers
  • What belief did many cultures share?
    After-life and higher power
  • What were round-bottom pots used for?
    Storing liquids and grains
  • What language did the Akkadians spread?
    Akkadian
  • Who studied stars in Babylon?
    Astronomers
  • What major structures were built in Babylon?
    Canals, temples, walls
  • What did Babylon become a centre of?
    Law, learning, culture
  • What vehicle was used after 3000 BCE?
    Chariots
  • What was sometimes buried with the dead?
    Goods or figures
  • What modern measurement uses base-60?
    Time
  • What material were early vessels made from?
    Fired clay
  • Where is Mesopotamia mostly located today?
    Iraq
  • What animals pulled early chariots?
    Horses
  • What were shamans believed to have?
    Supernatural power
  • When were early copper objects made?
    Around 5000 BCE
  • What nickname is given to Mesopotamia?
    Cradle of Civilization
  • What did Babylon’s legal system influence?
    Future civilizations
  • What kind of political units formed in early Mesopotamia?
    City-states
  • What invention may have come from the potter’s wheel?
    Wheeled transportation
  • Who supported the empire with food and labour?
    Farmers and labourers
  • What are megaliths?
    Huge stones
  • Why did specific roles develop in growing villages?
    People no longer knew everyone
  • What did craftsmen produce in Sumer?
    Pottery, jewelry, tools
  • What writing system did Sumerians invent?
    Cuneiform
  • What did Sargon create?
    One of the world’s first empires
  • Around what year did Sargon rule?
    2334 BCE
  • What science involved mapping stars?
    Astronomy
  • Name early copper items.
    Axes, beads
  • Around what year did Hammurabi rule?
    1792 BCE
  • What roles did shamans serve?
    Doctors, priests, medicine men
  • Which god was especially worshipped in Babylon?
    Marduk
  • Name some luxury goods traded with Akkad.
    Timber, silver, copper
  • What type of religion did Sumerians practice?
    Polytheism
  • When were Stonehenge’s stones completed?
    Around 2550 BCE
  • Mesopotamia means what?
    Land between the rivers
  • Name some Neolithic jobs.
    Herding, farming, hunting, preparing food, foraging
  • What goods did Babylonian merchants trade?
    Grain, textiles, spices
  • What did copper allow?
    More innovation and trade
  • What grain was in Ötzi’s last meal?
    Einkorn wheat
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