Mesopotamian Geography
What is the name of the two main rivers in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What helped Sumerian agriculture thrive?
Fertile land and access to rivers and fresh water
What was the first great empire in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Akkadian Empire
An especially fine and fertile soil.
silt
Which ruler began the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon the Great
What geographic feature separates parts of the Akkadian Empire to the south?
Syrian Desert
Besides rivers, which geographical feature allowed for good farming in Mesopotamia?
fertile soil/land
What brought about the fall of the empires of ancient Mesopotamia?
internal power struggles and war
Sumerian society was organized by this.
social class
How did Darius I improve life in the Persian Empire?
He constructed roads for trade and kept power peacefully
What geographic feature borders the Akkadian Empire to the west?
Mediterranean Sea
How did farming affect life in Mesopotamia?
Farming allowed for a surplus of food, which helped city-states thrive
What helped the Assyrians build an empire?
a strong military and weapons?
People who are skilled at making things by hand.
artisans
How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?
He created the Code of Laws
Where is Mesopotamia located? (modern-day country)
Iraq
What farming invention in Mesopotamia made it easier to plant fields more quickly?
the plow
Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean?
The Phoenicians
Why did Sumerians go to ziggurats?
to worship and bring offerings to the gods
Why did Nebuchadnezzar II build the Hanging Gardens?
To solidify the beauty of his city-state
Where are the city-states of Sumer and Akkad located?
Mesopotamia, in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
What farming invention helped with the distribution of water for crops?
irrigation
Why were the lands of Sumer and Akkad good places for city-states to develop?
They were close to the rivers and had access to fertile soil for farming
Formal series of acts always performed in the same way, typically religious.
rituals
This Persian King tried to defeat the Greeks in a long drawn-out war which eventually lead to the Persian's downfall.
Xerxes