Daily Life
The Belief in Many Gods
Polytheism
What was the first civilization called?
Sumer
What are the two rivers that pass through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and the Euphrates
What were the temple structures in Sumer called?
Ziggurats
What was the king's name who took over Sumer
King Hammurabi
What were the two early farming methods?
Irrigation and slash and burn
Who built a complicated trading network along the Mediterranean Sea?
The Phoeneicians
What mountains border Mesopotamia in the North?
The Zagros Mountains
What is a Civilization?
A group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society
Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Sumer?
Priests and Kings
What is subsistence farming? Is it a good thing?
Is when less food is produced than needed for society. It is not a good thing
What civilization was know for their military tactics?
The Assyrians
What desert is to the south of Mesopotamia?
The Syrian Desert
What are city- states?
it was a collection of separate cities and their surrounding areas with a common way of life
What were the 3 principles Hammurabi used to write his laws?
Principle of retaliation, Principle of punishment, Principle of government.
They build irrigation systems
Which civilization started the Iron Age?
The Hittites
What is the big sea located on the edge of Mesopotamia called?
The Mediterranean sea
What is Ethnocentricism?
When you judge another person's culture from you own culture's perspective.
Who invented the alphabet and traded purple dye?
The Phoenicians
What are the 8 characteristics of civilization?
1. Cities, 2. Social class, 3. job specialization, 4. art and architecture, 5. Religion, 6. Technology, 7. Writing System, 8. Government and laws.
What did Hammurabi call his Empire?
Babylonia
Where were the Hittites located?
In Asian Minor, present day Turkey
Define Culture?
It is the way of life, that includes languages, clothing, food, tools etc...
In which civilization in Mesopotamia did women have the most power and equality?
In Phoenician Civilization