From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers
The Rise of City States
The Rise of City States (2)
Empires
Empires (2)
100
People who move from place to place with no permanent homes are known as
Nomads
100
The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was
between two rivers
100
What are walls along the sides of rivers called?
Levees
100
Why were the city-states of Sumer so easily conquered?
no unity
100
Which empire conquered the most amount of land, and lasted the longest?
Assyrians
200
The Neolithic Age literally means
The New Stone Age
200
The two rivers that Mesopotamia is between are the
Tigris and Euphrates
200
What caused Neolithic villages around Sumer to start working together?
complex irrigation systems that crossed village boundaries (silt)
200
Who was the first Empire in Mesopotamia?
Akkadians
200
Name two military strategies used by the Assyrians to conquer city states
siege warfare battering rams movable towers
300
What does it mean to train animals to serve human purposes?
domesticate
300
What caused a food shortage in the hills of the Zagros mountains?
rise in population
300
What two resources did early city states fight over?
land and water
300
Who was the most famous leader of the Akkadians?
Sargon
300
Which empire did Nebuchadnezzar rule?
The Neo Babylonians
400
What was the greatest benefit to people when early farmers began to raise plants and animals?
Stable food supply
400
How did neolithic people solve the issue of food shortages in the hills of the Zagros Mountains?
They moved into Sumer
400
What is the term for a man made body of water surrounding a city for protection?
Moat
400
Who was the most famous king of Babylon?
Hammurabi
400
What was Nebuchadnezzar's most famous cultural achievement
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
500
Why did Neolithic people trade?
to get resources that they did not have
500
What was the major problem that people encountered when they moved into Sumer?
Uncontrolled water supply
500
What body of water was Sumer closest to? Not a river
Persian Gulf
500
What is Hammurabi most known for?
Code of Laws
500
What problem caused most Mesopotamian Empires to fall?
Controlling such a large area.
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