Vocabulary
a belief in more than one God
What is polytheism?
the two rivers that the earliest known civilization developed between
What is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Nickname for Mesopotamia
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This king is recorded in Israel's history to have thrown people in lions' dens and furnaces when they disobeyed his commands
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
A person who can read and write cuneiform
Who is a scribe?
a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
What is a ziggurat?
Gilgamesh's "brother" and best friend
Who is Enkidu?
One of the grandest cities of Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
The rich soil that washed up when the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded
What is silt?
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks.
What is cuneiform?
What is barter?
This king formed the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Hammurabi?
A payment made to a ruler by those he has captured.
What is a tribute?
The mountain range that protected Mesopotamia on one side
What are the Zagros Mountains?
Sumer was located in ___________ Mesopotamia. (N,S,E,W)
What is southern?
The capital of the Assyrian Empire (a violent people).
What is Nineveh?
Groups of people divided into an upper, middle and lower class.
What is a social structure?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
Sumerians wrote the world's oldest story, an epic poem called the ____ __ __________
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The Babylonian king who rebuilt Babylon, including the creation of the Hanging Gardens
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
A belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
Some of Mesopotamia's ___________ include: the sailboat, the wheel, the wooden plow, and the use of bronze in metallurgy.
What are inventions?