6th - SS Chapter 3 - Study Guide Flashcards
The area of Mesopotamia is sometimes called the Fertile Crescent because the soil is so ____________ and good for growing crops. _______________ increased the amount of usable farmland or the Fertile Crescent.
Rich or fertile
Irrigation
The Fertile Crescent was home to the world’s first civilization called ______________.
Sumer
Northern Mesopotamia includes the foothills of the _________ and _____________Mountain chains.
Taurus and Zagros
The two rivers, the _______________ and _____________ were extremely important to Sumerian farming.
Tigris and Euphrates
The Sumerians developed a new way to plant; it was called a _____________.
Seed Funnel
The steady food supply allowed people to stay in one place so this led to the development of ____________.
City-states
The Sumerian religion was polytheistic and the priests role was to ______________ with the gods.
Communicate
Sumerian priests created a new writing system called _____________.
Cuneiform
Cuneiform was a system of writing that use _________________ symbols to stand for things and ideas.
Triangular-shaped
__________________ was written in cuneiform on clay tablets.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
As the city-states grew they fought and argued so the first kings of Sumer were ________________.
Military leaders
The fighting amount the ________________ eventually lead to the conquest of Sumer.
City-states
The Sumerians made many advancements. They created sculptures that were _______________. They developed ____________ which helped them make stronger weapons.
Realistic (human-like)
Bronze
Fighting continued between city-states for many years while a new society arose _______________.
Akkadian
A man from this new society named _____________ became ruler.
Sargon