Land for Farming
the land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
painting, sculpture, architecture
art
Problem: too many people in the foothills
Solution: moved to the fertile land on the plains
not enough
scarcity
a group of city-states or countries under one ruler
good soil for farming
fertile
king, president, prime minister, governor, mayor
government
Problem: uncontrolled water supply--too much or too little water
Solution: built irrigation systems
more than enough
surplus
first person to create an empire
Sargon
mud and dirt that collects along the banks of a river
silt
a set of beliefs in a god or gods
religion
Problem: ditches and canals became clogged with silt
Solution: villages worked together to maintain irrigation systems
moving water through pipes, canals, and ditches
irrigation
Babylonian king who established a code of laws
Hammurabi
levee
wheel, plow, car, computer
technology
Problem: began fighting over control of the water
Solution: built walls and moats to protect themselves
a city and its surrounding farmland; has its own ruler
city-state
The Assyrians were known for what two military innovations
battering rams and siege towers
the area of Asia where there was good land for farming that was shaped like a partial moon
Fertile Crescent
having enough to eat all the time
stable food suppy
result of the villages cooperating with each other
villages grew into cities
a group of city-states or countries ruled by a single person
empire
What did the Neo-Babylonians create that protected their cities?
inner and outer walls and moats