Settling Down
Hunter and gatherers were able to settle down in Mesopotamia because they discovered the ability to do what?
Farming
This king is responsible for writing what is considered the first code of laws. These laws were incredibly strict, responsible for the saying "an eye for an eye".
King Hammurabi
This empire made Babylon the largest and richest city in the world. Because of this, they are often referred to as the New Babylonian Empire.
Chaldean Empire.
The Sumerian people were known for developing two inventions that helped with travel, what were they?
The wheel and sailboat.
This social class was made up of enslaved people.
Lower class.
This system supplies water to dry land through ditches, pipes, or streams.
Irrigation
This king began conquering the other Amorite cities around 1800 BC, creating the Babylonian Empire.
King Hammruabi
This group of people was the first to organize into city-states.
Sumer or Sumerian people.
The Chaldean Empire was known for these people who studied planets and stars called what?
Astronomers.
This social class was made up of kings, priests, warriors, and government.
Upper class.
Mesopotamians organized in cities that governed themselves and their surrounding territories called what?
City-states
This king is responsible for the construction of the Hanging Garden of Babylon, one of the ancient wonders of the world.
King Nebuchadnezzar
This civilization was the first empire by modern standards. It lasted more than 200 years.
Akkad or Akkadian Empire.
The grand roads and canals of the Chaldean Empire made groups of merchants traveling together for safety much easier, what were these groups of merchants called?
Caravans
This social class was made up of merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans.
Middle class.
Ancient Mesopotamians were able to focus on things besides farming because they were able to grow enough crops that there was left over after the need was met. What is this extra called?
Surplus
This king is responsible for conquering the city-states of Sumer and creating the first empire in Mesopotamia.
King Sargon the Great
This empire began in its namesake city. They began conquering the Amorites around 1800 BC.
Babylonian Empire.
This system of writing is considered one of the first writing systems, it used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.
Cuneiform.
What is the belief in many gods called?
This very fertile soil made the fields of Mesopotamia great for growing crops. It was deposited when the rivers flooded.
Silt
This king is responsible for making Babylon the largest and richest city in the world during the reign of the Chaldean Empire.
King Nebuchadnezzar
This empire conquered most of Mesopotamia around 900 BC. Their powerful army, made up of infantry, cavalry, and charioteers, were able to defend their hills and fertile valleys.
Assyrian Empire.
Sumerians were the first to write their oral stories down as long poems that record the deeds of a legendary or real hero called what?
Epics
What are pyramid-shaped structures with a temple at the top called?
Ziggurat.