Key Terms 1
Key Terms 2
Important People
Geography
Sumer
100
Vast lands and varied people under the control of a single government
Empire
100
The ruler of an empire
Emperor
100
A person who records things for others
Scribe
100
What are rivers that flow into larger rivers called?
Tributaries
100
How many days were in the Sumerian calender?
360
200
A new way of doing things
Innovation
200
A god that the Sumerians believed could control nature
Deity
200
Who formed the first empire in the fertile crescent?
Sargon
200
A flat, high area of land
Plateau
200
Tall brick temples in each urban center that Sumerian workers built
Ziggurats
300
To take over
Conquer
300
A permanent army
Standing army
300
Who constructed the hanging gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
300
Soil and tiny rocks carried or deposited on the land by floodwaters
Silt
300
What type of religion was practiced in early Sumerian city-state?
Polytheism
400
Collection of laws that were organized for the people of Babylon to follow
Code of Hammurabi
400
A required payment from one ruler to a more powerful ruler
Tribute
400
Who created the first laws to protect the poor?
Urukagina
400
A low, flat land formed from fine soil left behind by streams
Alluvial Plain
400
The Sumerians worshiped who by bringing them gifts? (2 answers)
Deities or gods
500
An urban center and surrounding farmland, all under a single government
City-state
500
A writing system based on wedge shaped symbols
Cuneiform
500
In ancient times, who was part of the highest social class? (4 answers)
Kings Priests Nobles Military Leaders
500
Name the 4 river systems where early civilizations developed
Tigris and Euphrates River Nile River Indus River Huang He River
500
Where did the ancient civilization of Sumer develop?
Southern Mesopotamia
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