Stone Ages
The first unwritten stories, told by mouth
Oral Tradition
What does Mesopatamia translate to?
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
Because they carved tools by stone
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
A term used to describe someone without a permanent home
Nomad
The first civilization to occupy Mesopatamia
The Sumerians
Cunieform uses this to write phrases
Pictographs
What are 2 details of how it was displayed to citizens?
On stone in the middle of the city for all to see
Large temples of sundried brick with stairs to reach heaven.
Ziggurat
Which era of the stone age began domestication?
The New Stone Age
The second civilization to settle Mesopatamia
The Babylonians
What is one of the Oldest Stories written down, a tale of friendship and the journey to find the meaning of life.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Name one of King Hammurabi's laws you can remember
Accidental death, stealing, assault etc.
Name one thing used to irrigate
Canals
Describe the 3 stone ages with the "lithic" ending
Old: Paleolithic
Middle: Mesolithic
New: Neolithic
Mesopatamia is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in this modern day country.
Iraq
Which empire developed the use of writing associated with a sound
Phoenicians
How many laws did it consist of?
282
Who built the largest empire?
The Persians: The rulers