Great Cities
First major city in the history of the world.
Uruk
The ability to live forever; eternal life
immortality
the belief that their rulers were believed to be appointed by the gods themselves
Theorcracy
a flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription
Tablet
ancient Mesopotamia temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramid structure built in successive stages and a shrine at the top
Ziggurat
Greatest City of Assyrian Empire
Nineveh
remarkable enough to be famous; very well known
legendary
large basalt stone tablet
Stele
A tall, slender-leaved plant of the grass family, which grows in water or on marshy ground - also used for woodwind instruments; clarinet
Reed
the belief in/worship of more than one god
polytheistic
Center of the world's first empire, the Akkadian Empire
Akkad
having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; very brave
heroic
The first part of Hammurabi's Code, also known as his crowning
investiture
"wedged shaped"
Cuneiform
system used to move water from one place to another
irrigation systems
Greek for "Persian City"
Persepolis
One of the earliest examples of literature
Epic of Gilgamesh
A summary of laws that express Hammurabi's understanding of justice
Hammurabi's Code
writing utensil consisting of a small rod and a pointed end for scratching letters on tablets
Stylus
built the first civilization
Sumerians
Center and capital city of the Babylonian Empire. King Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar lived there.
Babylon
King who was said to be 2/3 god and 1/3 man
King Gilgamesh
Number of laws included in the Code of Hammurabi
282
Reason why Cuneiform is so important
Influential writing system
large city surrounded by a wall with smaller towns/villages outside
city state