Vocabulary
Geography & Inventions
Themes of Civilization
Hammurabi
Ziggurats
100

first example of writing

cuneiform

100

Fertile Crescent was between these two rivers

Tigris and Euphrates
100
Two examples of this theme are weapons makers and pottery makers.
Specialized Jobs
100

The name of Hammurabi's written laws.

Hammurabi's Code

100
Ziggurats were made of what?

sun-dried mud bricks

200

ruler over a city-state

Priest-king

200

Small cities and the surrounding area with its OWN government

city-state

200
These theme of Civilization meant that people were divided into groups based on their how rich they were and how much power they had.  Slaves would have been at the bottom and Priest-Kings at the top.

Social Structure

200

This part of the law, meaning that actions should have equal consequences, can also be found in old testament law in the Bible.

"Eye for an eye"

200

About how long did Ziggurats usually last before needing to be rebuilt?

About 100 years.

300

soil capable of producing abundant crops

fertile

300

Gilgamesh was king of this city-state

Uruk
300
Evidence that Ancient Mesopotamians developed this characteristic of civilization is that they were polytheistic and built shrines to their gods.

Religion

300

Hammurabi was the king of which city-state?

Babylon

300

What was the purpose of a ziggurat?

A place of worship with a shrine to the city-states god at the top.

400

a society where men are in authority

Patriarchal

400

This invention, used for making pottery, is still used today.

Pottery Wheel

400

We know that Ancient Mesopotamians had this characteristic of civilization because the government used money from citizens to build canals (man-made waterways used to irrigate crops).

Public Works

400

Compare Hammurabi's law with the Old Testament law. 

Hammurabi's laws called for "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" which is also found in the Bible.  Both were written laws.  

400

Give the definitions for Monotheistic and Polytheistic.

Monotheistic:  belief that there is only one God

Polytheistic:  belief in many gods

500

another word for "farming"

allowed ancient people to stop following herds for food and settle in one area.

agriculture

500

A person whose job it is to copy texts/writing

scribe

500

List all 8 Characteristics of Civilization.

Cities

Specialized Jobs

Writing

Laws & Government

Social Structure

Art and Culture

Religion

Public Works


500

What is the major difference between Hammurabi's law and the New Testament Biblical commands of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

Jesus said to forgive one another.  He said to turn the other cheek.  Hammurabi's laws said that anyone who hurts someone else deserves equal treatment.  

500

These skilled tradesmen sold their goods near the ziggurats.

artisans

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