Geography of the Fertile Crescent
An area shaped like an arc between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
What is "The Fertile Crescent"
The leader that had the first permanent army?
Who is Sargon?
The writing that can be found on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
The most famous King of Babylon.
Sargon’s daughter.
Who is Enheduanna?
These systems provided water to the crops.
What is irrigation?
A political unit consisting of a city and the surrounding countryside.
What is a city-state?
The name for people who could read and write.
The first empire to use iron weapons and chariots.
Who are the Hittites?
Epic poem created about a legendary Sumerian King.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This word means "between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
These people in Sumer were considered 2nd in regards to social hierarchy.
Who are priests?
These were built to honor the gods.
What are ziggurats?
This famous King built the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
The number that Sumerians used to develop their number system.
What is 60?
The word that describes "when each worker specializes in a particular task or job."
What is "Division of Labor"
The word that describes the worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
The invention that was used to pull carts.
What is the wheel?
These people traded cedar wood.
Who are the Phoenicians?
The word that describes "when you have more than is needed."
What is surplus.
These people lived peacefully until Sargon came to rule them in 2300 B.C.
Who are the Akkadians?
Who are the Sumerians?
Small object that are considered Sumer's most famous works of art.
What is the cylinder seal?
The people of this empire created a calendar.
The Chaldeans
The Phoenicians founded this famous colony.
What is Carthage?