Wednesday, December 2, 2015

12/2/15 - Unit 2 - Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3



Directions: Watch the video and then answer the key questions on loose leaf.

Key Questions:
1. What does the word 'mesopotamia' mean?
2. Describe a city-state.
3. What is a Ziggurat?
4. Who could speak to the gods?
5. Name the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia was located in between?
6. What was the name of their writing system?
7. What kinds of things did they write down?
8. Name the 3 important things writing did ?
9. Who was Hammurabi? 
10. Tell me about Hammurabi's law code. 
11. Why were early civilizations always located on a river, or a source of fresh water?

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