Misc.
How many laws did Hammurabi create?
282
Which empire was Hammurabi the King of?
Babylon
The belief in multiple Gods
Polytheism
Large temple that was dedicated to a God and used as a place of worship and was the center of each city
a ziggurat
What did the Hittites use to conquer Babylon?
Chariots
DAILY DOUBLE
What did did the scribes of Sumer and Akkad write cuneiform on? What shape reed did they use?
Clay tablets, wedge shaped
What are the names of the two rivers that flow in Mesopotamia?
Land Between two rivers
Mesopotamia
The first system of writing using wedge shaped symbols
Cuneiform
What are livestock?
Animals that can be used for farming or for eating. Examples: Chicken, cows, goats, sheep
A center for cultural diffusion, a marketplace where people would go to sell and buy goods and supplies
A bazaar
What is a cavalry?
Men on horseback used by the Assyrians
A very important person who knew how to read/write cuneiform
Scribe
Independent self-governing community that was bigger than a city but smaller than a state. Each one had its own ziggurat.
City-State
What was the purpose of the royal road? What did they use it for?
TRADING and exchanging of crops, goods and services
True or False: The code of Hammurabi gave ALL citizens the SAME treatment, regardless of social class.
FALSE
Sumerian Mathematics was based on what number?
6
DAILY DOUBLE
An area of land that includes part of modern day Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Neo-Babylonian Ruler who built the Hanging Gardens for one of his wives
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who ultimately conquered all of the fertile crescent region and ended the Persian empire?
Alexander the Great
DAILY DOUBLE
What is the order of social classes in the social pyramid?
High: King + High Ranking Officals
Middle: Low ranking priests + military
Low: Farmers, merchants and artisans
Lowest: Slaves
Name three things any of the Mesopotamians had invented/discovered
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The first epic poem of its time based on the heroic deeds of a king and his friend
Gilgamesh
Developed to create a steady water supply to crops, regardless of weather
Irrigation system