Geography
What two rivers run though Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is an advanced state of a human society marked by developments in the arts, sciences and technology, government, and social structure?
Civilization
What is polytheism?
Belief in one god
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Between the rivers
What is the popular name for the region in Mesopotamia?
The Fertile Crescent
What is an independent city under a large state serving as a centre of that state by way of politics, religion, and economics.
A city-state
What is monotheism?
Belief in one god
What is a primary source?
Provide two examples and a definition.
A firsthand, original account of an event or topic created by someone who was directly involved
Example: A poem, book, diary, stone tablet, an artifact
What major agricultural advancement made it possible for farm land to be successful in fertile crescent DESPITE the unpredictable flooding or desert conditions?
Irrigation
What is the name of the Sumerian writing system using wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets
Cuneiform
What is a ziggurat?
A religious temple in ancient Mesopotamia
Which Mesopotamian civilization is known for creating the modern alphabet in which we use today in the English language?
What is the sea that lays west of Mesopotamia?
The Mediterranean Sea
Professional record keepers/writers
Scribe
What is a theocracy?
A government ruled by religious leaders
What is a secondary source?
A second hand account that analyzes, interprets, or discusses those original events
What river runs through Egypt?
The Nile
A collection of written laws written by King Hammurabi of Babylon on almost everything. The laws applied to everyone.
Hammurabi's Code
What are the five civilizations/empires we have discussed in class?
Kingdom of Babylon
The Sumerian city-states
Akkadian Empire
Assyrian Empire
The Phoenician city-states
What does the word "democratized" mean?
To make something more accessible to all people