Vocabulary
Babylonian
Sumer
Assyria
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100
what is a pictograph
a picture symbol
100
where is Babylonia located?
Northern Mesopotamia
100
what type of community was Sumer?
agricultural community
100
where is Assyria located?
Northern Mesopotamia
100
what does Mesopotamia mean?
"Between the rivers."
200
what is a writer?
a scribe
200
who was Babylonia's king?
Hammurabi
200
what type of government did the Sumer's have? who ruled?
modern human democracy. Kings.
200
who did the Assyrians conquer?
Babylonia
200
what is northern Mesopotamia made up of?
hills and plains
300
what is the worship of many gods?
polytheism
300
what was the Babylonian's culture?
Law
300
what was Sumer known for?
written language.
300
how was art used in Assyria?
to tell stories.
300
what is southern Mesopotamia made up of?
marshy areas and wide, flat, barren plains.
400
what are long poems that tell stories of hero's?
epics
400
describe Mesopotamia.
massive walled in cites.
400
what are two important early inventions in Sumer.
Sailboat and the wheel.
400
what were two things the Assyrians were known for?
being fierce warriors and artists.
400
by 3000 B.C ......................
several hundred thousand Sumerians had settled in Mesopotamia.
500
how many laws did king Hammurabi write?
282
500
what made Babylonia a fascinating place?
comfy homes and fair laws
500
who was the first superhero in Sumer?
Gilgamesh
500
what were written on tablets. where were they kept?
books and records. library.
500
when Assyria recovered their strength, who di they take over along with the fertile crescent?
Asia minor and Egypt
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