Sumer
The Sumerians used technology to _______, or supply water to, their crops.
Irrigate
Independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal
ally
soldiers who fought while riding horses
good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
import
an idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
cultural trait
an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory.
city-state
The king of the Akkadian Empire
Sargon
False
the art of steering a ship from place to place
navigation
good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
export
Most trading occurred through a system where people exchanged goods directly without using money
Barter
A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire
Hammurabi's Code
Payment to show loyalty to a stronger power
Tribute
the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another
cultural diffusion
this was the first empire
Akkadian
a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
cuneiform
The idea that all members of a society - even the rich and powerful - must obey the law.
rule of law
A monotheistic ancient religion that had a sacred text, and believed the universe was in a struggle between good and evil
Zoroastrinism
The Phoenicians came under attack by these people
Assyrians
Sumerian temples that were pyramid-shaped brick towers
ziggurats
The belief in more than one god
Polytheism
On what river was Babylon?
Euphrates River
This was the fastest communication system in the ancient world
Postal stations; messengers carried messages from one end of the road to another
Phoenician society began to emerge after this rule ended around 1150 B.C.
Egyptian
The sacred text of the Zoroastrian religion
avesta