Chapter 3 Section 1
What was the Tigris River called by the Mesopotamians?
what is swift river
What does polytheism mean?
what is the belief of many gods.
What year did Hammurabi become King in Babylon?
1792 B.C.
How many letters did the Phoenicians used in their alphabet?
22 letters
What is the name of the world's oldest recorded story?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What is silt?
an especially fine and fertile soil that was excellent for agriculture.
What are rituals?
What is an alliance?
what is a network or parnerships
What are raw materials?
substances from which other things are made.
The Phoenicia's most famous colony was where?
Carthage
What year did farming began in the Fertile crescent?
9800 B.C.
Who were responsible for conducting religious practices at the ziggurat?
priests
How many codes or laws did Hammurabi have?
what is 282 laws or codes.
What was the name the that the governors were called under Darius empire?
satraps
What was used to provide stability for sailing in rough waters for Phoenician ships?
ballast
The city state of Ur was established in what year?
2000 B.C.
Detailed pictographs evolved into symbols called what?
what is cuneiform
Who was the most famous Chaldean King?
what is King Nebuchadnezzar
What year did Cyrus the Great become king of Persia?
550 B.C.
What was the nickname for Babylon?
Gate of God
What was the name of the statue that the Sumerians placed in the temples?
How long did the Akkadian Empire last?
what is 150 years
What was King Nebuchadnezzar most famous accomplishment?
what are the hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What was the name of the new capital called that Darius built during his reign as King?
Persepolis
What was law 196 in the code of Hammurabi?
If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out.