Sumer
Sumer was Mesopotamia's _____ civilization.
first
What was the name of the world's first empire?
Akkadian empire
this was used to make stronger weapons
bronze
Belief in many gods is called...
polytheism
Mesopotamia is located in modern day...
Iraq
what is the term for this definition:
includes a city and its surrounding lands
city-state
Who was the ruler of the world's first empire?
Sargon
tool to soften dry soil
Ox-driven plow
Who invented the earliest for of writing, known as pictograps?
Sumerians
What does the word Mesopotamia translate to/mean?
land between the rivers
3500 B.C.
Who was the 6th king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
Which invention laid the foundation for math?
abacus
pictographs evolved into...
cuneiform
Which two large rivers could be found in Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
What is the name of the most important building in Sumer?
ziggurat
Who was the most famous Chaldean king?
Nebuchadnezzar II
The Sumerians invented the _____ which made moving heavy objects easier.
wheel
What term means the follwoing:
formal series of acts always performed in the same way
rituals
Give three examples of popular crops grown in Mesopotamia
barley, wheat, and figs
During Sumer's Bronze age, they began to combine which two metals to make bronze?
tin and copper
What was Cyrus the Great's (Persian king) secret to having an empire that enjoyed 200 years of peace and economic well-being?
tolerance
Which invention was created in Mesopotamia that we still use today to tell time?
number system based on 60
Which job was responsible for writing down historical and government documents?
scribes
Give two examples of the challenges that farmers faced
1. unreliable rainfall
2. flooding
3. hot summers