Mesopotamia

These are some words from the chapter and lecture on Mesopotamia that you should probably know for the mid-term exam:

1. Ziggurat
2. Samarian
3. Hammurabi
4. The Code of Hammurabi
5. Saragon the Great
6. Akkadians
7. Cuneiform
8. Polytheistic
9. Gilgamesh
10. Assyrians

Some questions to think about:

1. Was the Sumerian Civilization united or divided? What effect did this have?

2. Why did Mesopotamia's civilization decline?

3. How was the relationship between the people of Mesopotamia and their gods?

4. What does theocracy mean?

5. Mesopotamia was not an isolated civilization, and traded and fought with many others and amongst themselves. What advantages and disadvantages did this have for the Mesopotamians?