Geography
"land between the rivers"
What was the writing system in Sumer called?
C U N E I F O R M
What is a city-state?
Independent state that includes a city and surrounding territory
Name two inventions that could make farming better?
seed funnel, wooden plow, irrigation canals
What was the world's first empire?
Akkadian Empire
What two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris & Euphrates
Who created this system of writing?
What did the Sumerians believe in?
Polytheism--the belief in more than one god
What is said to be one of the most important inventions?
Wheel
Who was the leader of the world's first empire?
Sargon
What two larger bodies of water does the Fertile Crescent stretch between?
Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
What did they do and use to write?
Pressing wedge-shaped symbols into wet clay tablets using a stylus
Who was allowed to communicate with the gods and where did they do this at?
Priests at the Ziggurat
How do you make bronze?
Mixing tin and copper
Who was the king of the Babylonians?
Hammurabi
What is the definition of the word irrigate?
to supply water to
What did they write about? (Need at least two examples)
trade, taxes, laws, recorded stored goods, stories
How did the Sumerians trade?
Barter--trading goods for goods
Give an example of an invention about math/astronomy.
60 second minute
60 minute hour
30 days/month
12 months/year
What is the king of the Babylonian Empire best known for?
Creation of Hammurabi's Code
Why was the land challenging to farm in Mesopotamia?
Unpredictable floods in spring and drought in the summer
In our next Topic we will be studying Ancient Egypt. What is their writing system called?!?!
Hieroglyphics
Military leaders that took control of the city states became the first _______?
kings
Finish the line: Akkadians long ago conquered Sumer, took control...
Sargon led his armies in their chariots they rolled...by the Euphrates River...
What happened after the death of both Sargon & Hammurabi?