Test Review of Mesopotamia

Today in class, we reviewed for our test on the information about Mesopotamia. Here are the notes that Mr. Schick walked us through:

• test date - 2/26
• 75 points
• matching
• then, multiple choice
• terms to know:
• cuneiform - the earliest form of writing
• Fertile Cresent - Tigris and Euphrates rivers flood + leave behind silt --> makes fertile land; includes modern day Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Turkey
• dynasty - the rulers are a family (when a ruler dies -- > goes to son)
• city-state - city + surrounding area w/ a form of government
• cultural diffusion - cultures (beliefs) are spread around --> from generations or conquering
• irrigation - a system that controls the direction of water
• polytheism - believing in multiple Gods
• monarch - one king rules (ex. Hammurabi)
• ziggurat - a place of worship + where government meets/is
• silt - rich soil; comes from flooding
• Gilgamesh - a king; "The Epic of Gilgamesh" - story of a big flood --> Gilgamesh saves the world
• paleolithic ere - old stone age; live like hunters and gatherers
• neolithic era - new stone age; technological break thru to farm; ppl made plows + started farming
• Hammurabi's Code - 282 laws; let punishments fit the crime; carved into pillars