Vocab
Temples that were pyramid shaped brick towers
What are ziggurats
Sumerians relied heavily on this concept to get resources and goods that they needed.
What is bartering.
This is a set of laws that governed life in Babylon. Everyone knew the laws and was expected to abide by them.
What were Phoenicians experts at?
What is navigation
The Code of Hammurabi was inscribed on what type of pillar?
Polytheism
What is the belief in more than one god
This triangular shaped system of writing stood for ideas and things and was a way to keep track of facts and history on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform
What is the purpose of a seal?
What is the ability to identify an owner of an object.
Name three Phoenicians exports.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
What is "Land Between the Rivers"
Import: A good or service _______ within a country that is produced in _______ country
What is sold and another
This was the first superhero who appeared in a long poem known as The Epic of ___________
Who is Gilgamesh
The Assyrian ruler, Ashurbanipal, made the city of Nineveh his capital and filled his library with what?
Where does the word alphabet come from?
Which Persian leader conquered Babylon? Hint: we read a story about him at the very beginning of the chapter, he used his wits.
Who is Cyrus the Great
Which definition matches Cultural Diffusion:
1.)The spreading of cultural traits from one region to another OR 2.)An idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
Who did kings need support from to stay in power?
Who are priests
The core of this __________ of professional soldiers was ____________ men strong and also known as the "Immortals".
What bright light, up in the sky, helped to guide Phoenician navigators?
What is the North Star
Why did the Phoenician alphabet make writing easier and more efficient than cuneiform?
What is because it took less time because it had less characters.
What is Rule of Law?
The idea that all members of a society, even the rich and powerful, must obey the law.
What is the area between the rivers called in Mesopotamia? What are the names of the two rivers?
What is "Land Between the Rivers" and the Tigris and Euphrates
Give an example of one of Hammurabi's laws.
Ex: An eye for an eye
A bone for a bone
If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death.
If anyone hire oxen and kill them by bad treatment or blows, he shall compensate the owner, oxen for oxen.
Why was Phoenicia's location ideal for trade?
It was located all along the Mediterranean Sea which made it easy to sail to other countries.
Put the following Fertile Crescent Peoples in chronological order starting with the earliest:
Sumerians: 3500 BC to 2004 BC
Persians: 539 BC to 331 BC
Assyrians: 934 BC to 612 BC
Akkadians: 2334 BC to 2193 BC
What is Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, Persians