What is History?
What is a worldview?
how you see and interpret the world and everything in it
What does Mesopotamia mean?
between the rivers
What is the term for having more food than they needed?
surplus
What is wedge-shaped writing known as?
cuneiform
What is an empire?
a group of lands under one government
What are artifacts?
physical, man-made objects from the past
What 2 rivers flow down into Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
As the need for farming lessened, what 4 occupations began to form?
priests, rulers, soldiers, craftsmen
What was the big advancement made in medicine?
diagnosis for symptoms
What was the first empire?
Akkadian Empire
What is a tradition?
the passing of information from generation to generation
What was the larger region that Mesopotamia was a part of called?
What is the trading system where people exchange goods without money?
bartering
What is an epic?
a long poem that tells the story of a hero
Under what ruler did the Akkadian Empire weaken?
Ur-Nammu
What is a written record?
recorded historical events of a certain time
What would happen when the Tigris and Euphrates flooded?
fertile soil would spread out that made land good for farming
What is the term for the worship of many gods?
polytheism
What would parents sometimes do to a disobedient child?
disown them or sell them into slavery
What kept houses cool?
mud walls
What do historians need to do with what has been gathered?
evaluate it's accuracy
What is the term for finding a way of supplying water to an area of land or crops?
irrigation
How did military leaders become kings?
they refused to give up power after a war
What 3 mathematical ideas did Sumer develop?
concept of 0, 360 degree circle, 60 minute hour
Which class of homes had no windows?
middle class