Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
What is the land between two rivers.
Named for the rich soil in this area
What is the Fertile Crescent
First to develop a list of rules or laws
Who is Hammurabi?
Belief in many gods
What is Polytheism?
The type of writing the Sumerians used. The first known form of writing.
What is Cuneiform?
The world's first civilization, founded in Mesopotamia, which existed for over 3,000 years.
What is Sumer?
fine soil found on river bottoms that is very rich and fertile.
What is silt?
first empire in history; established by Sargon the Great
Who were the Akkadians?
Temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped.
What were Ziggurats?
A set of laws drawn up by Babylonian king.
What was the Code of Hammurabi?
Strong, independent cities that governed themselves as an independent country.
What were City-states?
Founder of the Akkadian Empire.
Who was Sargon?
A group of people who conquered the Sumerians. They had a very famous king named Hammurabi
Who were the babylonians?
People who helped to destroy the Assyrian empire
Who were the Medes?
Mountains bordering the eastern boundary of Ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Zagros Mountains?
often referred to as the "cradle of civilization".
What is Mesopotamia?
Ur, Uruk, and Lagash.
What are Sumerian City-States?
Known as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries;
Who were the Assaryians?
A desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
What is the Arabian Desert?
This river is on the north and east side of the Fertile Crescent
What is the Tigris River?
primarily in modern-day Iraq, but also extending into parts of Syria, Turkey, and Iran.
What is Mesopotamia?
The last great king of the Assyrian Empire,
Who was Ashurbanipal?
Conquered Jerusalem and brought the Hebrew people to Babylon.
Who were the Chaldeans?
a crescent-shaped region extending from the eastern Mediterranean coast through the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This river is on the south and west side of the fertile crescent?
What is the Euphrates river?