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?
What pattern did Hammuribi's code follow?
A pattern of revenge
Besides a writing system based on an alphabet, the Phoenicians were known for what?
Skilled sailors (trade)
What was the primary job a Sumerian priest performed with the gods?
To communicate
a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
What is a ziggurat?
farmers used floodwaters to ___________ the land.
What is irrigate?
One of the grandest cities of Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
What material did the Assyrians use in battle?
Bronze (and later they used iron)
a system of writing developed by he Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks.
What is cuneiform?
Name for a region of rich soil between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
fertile crescent
How did the development of bronze help the Sumerians?
This king formed the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Hammurabi?
A payment made to a ruler.
What is a tribute?
What is the signifgance of the Sumerian use of cuneiform?
It enabled them to keep records in the form of writing.
name of Sumerian code
Ur-Nammu
Unlike cuneiform, the Phoenician alphabet was based on what?
It was based on sounds
The capital of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Nineveh?
What allowed the Sumerians to stay in one place?
steady food supply
What object in the sky did Phoenician sailors use to guide their voyage?
The North Star
A famous structure that Nebuchadnezzar II built
Hanging garden
Sumerians wrote the world's oldest story, an epic poem called the ____ __ __________
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The name of two groups of people who conquered the Assyrians and formed the New Babylonian Empire.
Who are the Medes and Chaldeans?
A belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
How did the Assyrians control a vast empire?