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Mesopotamia Review. Vocab Map Elements . What are the names of the two rivers?. Tigris Euphrates. The fair treatment of people is called?. justice. A long Poem about heroes is ______. Epic. The forced removal from ones homeland is __________ (to go out). Exile. Worship of one god.
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Mesopotamia Review Vocab Map Elements
What are the names of the two rivers? • Tigris • Euphrates
The fair treatment of people is called? • justice
The forced removal from ones homeland is __________ (to go out) • Exile
Worship of one god • monotheism
System of wedge shaped writing • cuneiform
Payment for protection • tribute
Group of nations under single ruler • Empire
Wheeled horse draw cart • chariot
Set of written laws to obey • Code of law
Someone who specializes in writing • scribe
Worship of many gods • polytheism
Land between the rivers • Mesopotamia
Rich soil and the shape gave this region the name of • Fertile crescent
Worship took place in this temple • ziggurat
To direct the flow of water to crops • irrigation
They have their own governments, traditions, religion, and are independent of each other • City state
mountains f. c. Tigris River d. Euphrates River Mediterranean sea a. Persian Gulf b. desert e. Red Sea g.
5 elements: • Surplus of food • Division of Labor • System of writing • Government • Religion
Surplus of Food • Crops and chops • Farming (fertile soil from Tigris and Euphrates flooding lets you grow crops) • Irrigation (water from the Tigris and Euphrates is directed to crops) • Domestication of animals (cattle, goats, sheep) • Help with the work, provide source of food
Division of Labor • More food led to more people who could learn to do other things (specialization) • Potters and weavers first to specialize • Made products to trade • How do you keep track of all things that are traded?
System of writing • Cuneiform was first writing system • Scribes did the writing on clay tablets • Epic of Gilgamesh first story
Government • Laws were needed to keep order and things organized
Religion • It brought the people together • They worshipped many gods • Their temples were ziggurats