Vocabulary
the fine soil deposited by floodwaters
What is "silt?"
A city and its surrounding farmlands
What is a "city-state?"
Religious and trading centers that grew out of complex villages
What were advanced cities?
The four empires, in order, that developed in Mesopotamia.
What were the Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Neo-Babylonians?
"The land between two rivers"
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
the flat land bordering a river
What is a "floodplain?"
The Mesopotamian script for writing.
What was "cuneiform?"
People who had only one job, instead of many.
What were specialized workers?
A Babylonian king famous for his code of laws.
Who was Hammurabi?
The two rivers of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
money paid to a conquering ruler for protection
What is "tribute?"
The first Mesopotamian City State
What was Sumer?
Sumerians used this to track trade and laws.
How did Sumerians use written records?
The nearby empire that conquered Mesopotamia.
What was Persia?
Iraq
What modern-day country exists where Mesopotamia existed?
a set of written rules
What is a "code of law?"
A large temple where priests worked and made decisions for the city.
What was a ziggurat?
Sumer had many examples, including agricultural changes, and canals to irrigate crops.
How did Sumer use advanced technology?
The correct spelling of the famous king of Neo-Babylonia.
What is "N-E-B-U-C-H-A-D-N-E-Z-Z-A-R?"
Where the silt in the rivers came from.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY if you can give the SPECIFIC name; single if you give only the geographic feature.
What are the Zagros Mountains?
fair treatment of people
What is "justice?"
They had limited freedom and were expected to weave and care for children.
What was the role of women in Mesopotamia?
Examples include governments, religious organizations, and armies.
What complex institutions existed in Sumer?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What wonder of the ancient world did Nebuchadnezzar create for his wife?
The capital of New Hampshire.
Where is Concord?