City States
The first city states were located in..
Sumer
The belief in many gods is called..
polytheism
Cuneiform is a writing system that uses _________
Wedge shaped symbols
Which group of people was on the bottom of the social pyramid
Enslaved people
The first ever empire was the ____________ empire
Akkadian
A government ruled by a king or queen is called a
Monarchy
The first ruler of the Babylonian empire was...
Hammurabi
The solution to the problem "Conflicts and attacks" was
Build moats and mud brick walls
A Ziggurat is the Sumerians..
place of worship
What is ONE achievement of the Sumerians made in geography
almanacs, irrigation, plow with a funnel
When people spend all of their time learning on specific skill its called
specialization
The most powerful empire in Mesopotamia was the ________ empire
Assyrian
Hammurabi created his laws for what reason?
The gods told him to/ religion
Sumer was conquered by __________ to create the first empire.
Sargon
The solution to the problem "Unpredictable water supply" was
Irrigation Systems
Sumerians used religion to help explain..
Events in nature
What is one acheivemnt by the Sumerians that had to do with measurements?
Iku, volume, weight, time, etc
The groups on the top of the social pyramid were kings, nobles, ________, _________
Military leaders, Priests
What was the name of the king who created the Hanging gardens of Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar II