Sumar
What was the primary building material used by the Sumerians?
Adobe (Clay Bricks)
India
What modern day country is the Indus River Valley located in?
Pakistan and India
What was the capital of Babylon?
Babylon
T/F Hunter-Gather Groups had more less free time.
False. Hunter-Gather Groups had more free time
What was the form of writing developed by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
How long was King Sargon's rule?
50 years
What unique item did archologist find in the Indus River Valley cities?
Toys
Mesopotamia was invaded by who creating the Babylonian empire?
Amorites
What was the main crop of Mesopotamia?
Grain
What was a structure built by the Sumerians to allow priest to commune with the gods?
Ziggurats
Who was considered the first empire?
Sargon the Great
What was the largest city along the Indus River Valley
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Who developed a series of standardized laws throughout Babylon?
Hammurabi
Domestication of Animals
Who was an important member of the social order due to their ability to read and write?
Scribes
What was a strategy that was used to unify the Akkadian Empire?
Unified Language (Akkadian Language)
What are the dimensions of every brick used in every structure from homes to walls to ports?
1x2x4
What was an advance mathematical equation that is used to determine the length of an unknown side of a triangle?
Pythagoras's Theorem
Ancient Civilization established themselves near what geographical feature?
Rivers
What are some concepts developed by Sumerians still used today? List two
60 second minute
60-minute hour
24-hour day
7-day week
12-month year
Who was the last Akkadian ruler?
Naram-Sin
The largest structure found in the city of Mohenjo-Daro was what?
Great Bath House
What are some mathematical contributions of Babylon that are still being used today?
Mathematical Tables of Squares and Cubes
The neolithic era was a time when humans started to cultivate plants and animals instead of continuing to live in hunter-gatherer communities. This was also known as what?
Agriculture Revolution