fertile crescent
what is the fertile crescent
large arc of rich or fertile farm land
what is the tigris river
River that flows across a low, flat plain in Iraq and joins the Euphrates River
Where does the Euphrates river flow to
persian gulf
what is the Code of Hammurabi
Babylon code if law
What did they worship
forces of nature
what is irrigation
a way of supplying water to an land of area
what country does the tigris river flow through
Syria, Iraq,
What was the Euphrates river often used for
A Boundary between various kingdoms
How many laws were there
282
what did they believe about the divine
that the divine affected ever aspect of human life
what was a city-state
consisted of a city and all the country side around it
What river forms the eastern boundary of mesopotamia
Tigris river
What is one of the most important ancient world's most important cities built along the Euphrates river
Babylon
What were the laws written on
seven and a half foot stone tablet
what did the gods rule
heaven, earth, air and sea
what is polytheism
the worship of many gods
How many species of fish live in the tigris
around 55
How many species of fish live in the Euphrates river
more than 50
who made the codes
The sixth babylon king (hammurabi)
who were the initial rulers
priests
what is a monarch
a ruler of a kingdom or empire
What does tigris mean
Fast/ arrow like
How long is the Euphrates river
about 1,740 miles long
what year was this created
1754 BC
what did the priest represent
The gods