Mesopotamia & Map Skills
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
between the rivers
What empire is first known to use iron weapons?
Hittites
Architecture or Technology?
Techology
Preceded Darius as emperor of Persia.
Cyrus the Great
canals
Which two rivers made Mesopotamia fertile?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
What empire was known for its brutality in war?
Assyrians
Stable food supply
Famous Babylonian emperor that developed 282 laws for his people.
Hammurabi
List 3 technological advances of Sumer
Wheeled vehicles, potter's wheel, plow, sailboats, sewers, water clock, etc.
The Taurus Mountains are north of which body of water?
Mediterranean Sea
Which people group invented cuneiform?
Sumerians
Religion
Emperor of the Akkadians
Sargon
The worship of many gods
polytheism
Which body of water is northeast of the Fertile Crescent?
Caspian Sea
Phoenicians
Social structure or Slaves
Social structure
Persian emperor who invaded Greece
Darius
Two reasons captives didn't rebel against Cyrus.
Allowed them to keep their customs.
Didn't mistreat them.
Which peninsula is closest to Egypt?
Sinai Peninsula
List the 6 empires we studied in chronological order.
Akkadian, Babylonian, Hittites, Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians/Chaldeans, and Persians
List the 7 characteristics of a civilization
Nebuchadnezzar was emperor to which empire?
Neo-Babylon/Chaldean
The basic political unit of Sumer
City-state