Geography
Ancient Sumer
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Mesopotamian Empires
Hodge Podge
100
Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
100
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief God
ziggurat
100
True or False?
The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.
True
100
Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Hanging Gardens
100
a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
cuneiform
100
a group of traveling merchants
caravan
100
True or False?
Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the world's first empire that lasted more than 200 years.
True
100
These people built a great, powerful army to protect their lands from invasion.
Assyrians
200
During the summer in Mesopotamia what was the water situation?
Water was scarce.
200
Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled _______
artisans
200
Site of one of the world's first libraries
Ninevah
200
Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon
Nebuchadnezzar
200
irrigation
a method that brings water to crops
200
one who studies the stars and planets
astronomer
200
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
Hammurabi
200
Capital of the Chaldean empire
Babylon
300
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
in river valleys
300
A few Sumerians who learned to read and write often held high positions in society as what?
scribes
300
Capital of the Assyrian empire
Ninevah
300
Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the _____
Persian Gulf
300
has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
city-state
300
a political district
province
300
Only special _____ were allowed to enter the top of the ziggurat, believed to be the god's home.
priests
300
The Chaldean Empire is sometimes called the
New Babylonian Empire
400
Throughout history, which two factors have influenced where people settle?
drinking water and the ability to grow crops
400
The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
cycles of the moon
400
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?
how to use stronger metals such as iron for weaponry
400
Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 BC?
Persians
400
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
civilization
400
polytheism
worshiping multiple gods
400
Which factors spurred economic growth of Babylonia during the Chaldean Empire?
canals and roads
iron production
building projects
desert caravans
taxes and tributes
all except iron production
400
What made it possible for the Chaldeans to take back power from the Assyrians?
The Assyrians were fighting one another.
500
How did physical characteristics influence the settlement of ancient Mesopotamia?
A) People settled in the river valleys.
B) People migrated by sea from Europe to the Arabian Peninsula.
C)People settled on the flat terrain instead of the sides of mountains.
D) People settled along the coast.
A, C, D
500
The first Sumerian kings were probably _______
war heroes
500
Who started the first library?
Ashurbanipal
500
in 612 BC the Chaldeans defeated whom?
Assyria
500
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
"land between the rivers"
500
silt
particles of fertile soil the floods left behind in Mesopotamia; farmers relied on annual flooding for this
500
How did irrigation impact civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Helped with farming; grew a surplus of crops