Fertile Crescent Vocab
What kind of resource describes the gifts of mother nature?
Natural Resource
What are the five empires of the Fertile Crescent?
Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, New Babylonians, Persians
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
First set of written laws
What is the pyramid shaped building found in the middle of a typical city-state called?
Ziggurat
What do we call the resource that describes the knowledge, skills, and talents of people?
Which was the first empire to unite all of Mesopotamia?
Akkadians
What is the old saying that Hammurabi's Code is based on?
An Eye for an Eye.
What was the mineral rich nutrient materials carried by rivers called?
Silt
What do we call the resource that describes the tools and technology used to make goods that meet the needs and wants of people?
Capital Resource
What is an empire?
Uniting an area of land under one ruler.
How many laws or codes can be found in Hammurabi's code?
282
During good years of life producing floods what did the rivers supply the Mesopotamian people with?
The rivers supplied fish, clay, reeds, fresh water, fertile soil (silt), and irrigation for crops.
What is the term for controlling floods and distributing water to land when there is no rain?
Irrigation
King Hammurabi (government) would fall under what trait of a civilization?
Complex institution
When one person has all the control and makes all rules for their people, but the rules do not apply to them is known as what?
Absolute power/unlimited government
Within Hammurabi's Codes what were the differences between punishments on people from lower level of society and people from a higher level of society?
People from lower societies had harder punishments compared to higher society individuals.
What body of water did the Euphrates and Tigris empty into?
Persian Gulf
What are the 5 traits of a civilization?
Complex institution, improved technology, specialized workers, record keeping, and cities/settlements
Which empire controlled the most territory in Mesopotamia?
Persians
What three words best describe the Code of Hammurabi?
Strict, harsh, and unequal
What are the sources of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Taurus and Zagros Mountains