Map Vocab
A tool that explains symbols on a map
What is a Map Key?
Birthplace of Civilization "Land between Rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
This conqueror was the most powerful leader in Mesopotamia.
Who is Hammurabi?
If a son were to slap his father he would receive this punishment.
What is getting his hand chopped off.
A self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands
What is a City-State?
Exchange of goods and services for other goods or services without money
What is Barter?
This group would be in the fourth social class
Who are Artisans?
Women were often tried in court for various crimes and received this punishment.
What is death or what is being thrown in a river?
A groups way of life including food language clothing and religion
What is Culture?
The first code of law
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A technology that was developed in Ancient Mesopotamia
What is Irrigation?
This helped ancient Mesopotamians track trade and legal proceedings. Explain its importance to modern affairs.
What is Cuneiform?
A social Hierarchy that dictates a persons power
What is a Class Structure?
A pyramidal stepped tower used to worship gods
What is a Ziggurat?
The Mesopotamians traded this with the Phoenicians.
What is culture and goods?
This environmental feature encouraged many civilizations to develop in a specific region
What is Water.
The supply of water to fields using man made systems
What is irrigation?
The region of rich soil between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
What are floodplains or fertile soil?
Justify Hammurabi's code Explain your answer.
Yes/No?