Iraq Video

a. What is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?- The Fertile Cresent. (A.k.a. Mesopotamia)


b. Where did these civilizations develop? Between the Tigris and Euphrates


c. Recorded history in Iraq began with what group? Sumerians


d. What did the Mesopotamians build to collect water? Dikes and created canals and channels


e. Name 2 Mesopotamian cities.- Urak and Ur


f. What did crop surpluses do? Allowed the population to expand and florish


g. Who lived at the temple?- The Lugals.


h. What was a "ziggurat"?- A Salem Temple


i. What were kings revered as? Representatives of the gods on eath


j. What is "cuneiform"?- The Sumerian form of writing, earliest piece of writing.


k. What did they write on their clay tablets? (They kept records of what?) Commodities like sheep and grain, recorded the first major litarary work called epic of gilgumesh.


l. What was the "Epic of Gilgamesh"? The first major literary work.


m. Describe the "hanging gardens" of Babylon. Famous, Ancient wonders.


n. Who was King Hammurabi? What was Hammurabi's Code? Defines private property and legal decisions for crimes family disputes and commerce.


o. What did Mesopotamia leave a legacy of? Law literature and engineering for modern civilizations to build on