Mesopotamia Questions by KARLA RICH https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32 Use your interactive notebook, textbook, webquest, and each other to design advanced, "teacher-style" questions. en-us 2018-12-17 16:01:56 UTC 2026-01-06 20:32:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315306475 What was the year cuneiform was created?


A= 3300 Bc ]]> 2018-12-17 19:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315306475 Haliyah https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307003 What do Ziggurats do for Mesopotamia?

A: They are temples, which is what they used for a dwelling place for gods.]]> 2018-12-17 19:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307003 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307242 Q: What is Ancient Mesopotamia sometimes called?
A: The cradle of civilization.]]> 2018-12-17 19:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307242 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307451 What tools/materials were needed to write cuneiform?


A= Clay and styles]]> 2018-12-17 19:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307451 Alaina https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307471 What is the definition of cuniform?
Answer: The world's first system of wrighting; developed in Sumer.]]> 2018-12-17 19:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315307471 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315308669 How many laws were in the code` of hammurabi?


A=282]]> 2018-12-17 19:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315308669 Haliyah https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315308781 Why was Mesopotamia created?


A: Unknown]]> 2018-12-17 19:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315308781 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315309141 Q: In what current country is most of Ancient Mesopotamia located?
A: Iraq]]> 2018-12-17 19:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315309141 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315309436 Dates Gilgamesh ruled?


2100 Bc]]> 2018-12-17 19:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315309436 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315310190 Q: What river or rivers were important to the civilizations of Mesopotamia?
A: Tigris and Euphrates ]]> 2018-12-17 19:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315310190 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315310930 The most prominent buildings in the cities were called?


A=Temples]]> 2018-12-17 19:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315310930 Liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315311204 what did the sumarians use to write?

A= a clay tablet and a stylus]]> 2018-12-17 19:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315311204 sean https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315311559 the most prominent buildings in cities were called _ _ _ _ _ _


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they were called zugarts]]> 2018-12-17 19:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315311559 Alaina and Orion https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315312024 Describe Hammurabi?
Answer: Hammurabi was a war leader who created the first writen order of laws.]]> 2018-12-17 19:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315312024 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315313162 What were the Sumerian buildings made out of?


A=Sun baked reeds and mud bricks. ]]> 2018-12-17 19:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315313162 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315314910 What did the Ziggurats do for Mesopotamia?


A: They are temples which is what the people used for a praying place for gods.]]> 2018-12-17 19:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315314910 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315315580 What is the status order?

A= The status order is nobles to commoners/craftsmen to farmer/slaves.]]> 2018-12-17 19:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315315580 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315315907 Q: What people were the first to write down and record their system of law?
A: Babylonians]]> 2018-12-17 19:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315315907 Brooke https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316175 Q: What year was cuneiform created?
A: It was created in the 3,300 B.C.]]> 2018-12-17 19:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316175 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316463 Q: What form of government was first used by the Sumerians?
A: A combination of Monarchy and Democracy]]> 2018-12-17 19:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316463 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316782 What supplies did the Sumerians have?


Grain, Stone and other minerals.

]]> 2018-12-17 19:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316782 sean https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316835 what are nobles 



they are kings and queens]]> 2018-12-17 19:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316835 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316929 What does fertile mean? 

A= Fertile means rich soil, good for growing crops]]> 2018-12-17 19:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315316929 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315317648 What is a nomad?

A= a nomad is a person who hasn't settled into a community, a wanderer.]]> 2018-12-17 19:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315317648 Brooke https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315319344 Q: What is "nomad"?
A: Nomad is someone who searches or travels for a place to live.

]]> 2018-12-17 19:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315319344 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315320445 Q: How many symbols does Cuneiform have?
A: 600]]> 2018-12-17 19:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315320445 Brooke https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315320545 Q: What does "fertile" mean?
A: Something that has the ability to grow.]]> 2018-12-17 19:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315320545 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315625224 Q What does social hierarchy mean?

A The division of society by rank or class.

]]> 2018-12-18 17:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315625224 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315625930              Q: Is cuneiform important to sumerian society?
             A: Yes it is, since people need it to record things and write stories


]]> 2018-12-18 17:49:09 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315625930 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315626662 Q=What does polytheism mean?


A=The worship of many gods.

]]> 2018-12-18 17:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315626662 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315627742  Where is Mesopotamia?


A= between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.]]> 2018-12-18 17:52:35 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315627742 Kylie + Mia https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315632634 Q: When did writing first start?
A: 3500 bc]]> 2018-12-18 18:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315632634 Brooke https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315632814 Q: Why is cuneiform important?
A: It's important because it:s a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerian of Mesopotamia.
]]> 2018-12-18 18:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315632814 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315633664              Q: Do you think Gilgamesh is heroic?
             A: Yes, because he slayed the fearsome monster humbaba. 

]]> 2018-12-18 18:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315633664 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315633772
Q=What are the different classes of people 


A=Nobels craftsmen slaves]]> 2018-12-18 18:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315633772 Liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315634359 what is a empire?

A= an empire is a land with different land and the people under a persons rule.]]> 2018-12-18 18:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315634359 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315634696                 Q: What are some of the Sumerian's big inventions?
                A: The wheel, plow, clock, sewers, math system, science, and cuneiform.]]> 2018-12-18 18:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315634696 Brooke https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315636858 Q:Why is Mesopotamia important?
A: Mesopotamia is important because it is the first river valley civilization and because Hammurabi was the ruler of the babylonian Empire.]]> 2018-12-18 18:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315636858 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315637266 What is a scribe?

A=  a scribe is a person who keeps track of a kings history.]]> 2018-12-18 18:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315637266 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315637845 What is cuneiform?

A= cuneiform is the first system of writing made from a series of signs.]]> 2018-12-18 18:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315637845 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315638518              Q: Was Hammurabi a powerful leader?
             A: Yes, since he was able to rule all of mesopotamia by himself, and he wrote a code of laws.

]]> 2018-12-18 18:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315638518 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315639015 what is polythesim?

A= polytheism is the worship of many gods.]]> 2018-12-18 18:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315639015 Tyler 2204526 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315639219 How did the Code of Hammurabi affect Sumerian society 


A= It made everyday activities easier.

]]> 2018-12-18 18:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315639219 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315640634            Q: Who was Gilgamesh?
           A: A ledendary figure in Sumerian literature.]]> 2018-12-18 18:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315640634 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315641219 what are canals?

A= canals are pathways for water so the water does not flood the city.]]> 2018-12-18 18:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315641219 Angie https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315641951               Q: When did the Sumerians  come to Mesopotamia?
   A: No one knows.
 ]]> 2018-12-18 18:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315641951 liz 2217597 https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315642380 what was babylon?

A= babylon was an empire that took over mesopatamia.]]> 2018-12-18 18:24:31 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315642380 blayton https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315645277 2018-12-18 18:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/richk7/owhq6k73sr32/wish/315645277