The Empires
What was the first empire?
Sumer or Sumerians
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
The writing system for clay tablets
Cuneiform
What was the rule based on? Involves a body part
An eye for an eye.
Something that revolutionized trade with other nations and made it faster and easier to pull goods
The Wheeled Cart
Which empire is known for was?
Assyria
This phrase describes the shape of the area and the rich farming ground
Fertile Crescent
A writer of cuneiform, usually male, recording all the government functions.
A scribe
The Babylonians
Which civilization divided the minute into 60 seconds?
The Sumerians
Calendar and Hammurabi Code of Laws
The people who lived in Mesopotamia were ____theistic
Cunieform uses this to write phrases
Pictographs
What are the 3 social classes in order
lower
middle
upper
Large temples of sundried brick with stairs to reach heaven.
Ziggurat
What empire existed 1200-539 BCE
Assyrians
Each Empire had a ______ in the center of their land.
Ziggurat
What was the first system used to create order
Division of Labor
Name one of King Hammurabi's laws you can remember
Accidental death, stealing, assault etc.
Name one thing used to irrigate
Canals
Name all 3 empires IN ORDER!
SUMER
BABYLON
ASSYRIA
Mesopatamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in this modern day country.
Iraq
When was writing first developed?
3500 BC
How many laws did it consist of?
282
Who built the largest empire?
The Persians: The rulers