People
Who Created the First code of laws?
Hammurabi
What is a City-State?
A city that runs like an independent country
What is the first form of Writing?
Cuneiform
Which Group used Terror to force people to Surrender?
The Assyrians
What does BCE stand for?
Before common era
What did rich people use to flaunt their wealth?
Dyed purple stuff
What is Polytheism?
What did the Hittites create to give themselves an advantage at war?
Iron
Which Group is credited with creating the first empire?
The Akkadians
How many Grug's do I have?
Which group of people made up the skilled labor of society?
Skilled craftsmen
What is monotheism?
The belief in 1 God or Goddess
What was created at this time to replace the bartering system?
Which Group is would travel the world trading goods?
The Phoenicians
What doe's CE stand for?
Common Era
Who created the first Monotheistic religion?
Abraham
What is Irrigation?
A more effective way to water crops.
What invention allowed for the easy watering of crops?
Irrigation
Which Group did Hammurabi belong to?
The Babylonians
Could you move throughout the Social pyramid?
No save for one group of people. (Bonus points if you can tell me which ones?)
Who were the wealthy upper class of society that usually by law, got the upper level jobs?
The Nobility
What is Culture?
Culture is the beliefs and traditions of a given group of humans
What was the collection of sounds, created by the Phoenicians, used to create words?
The Alphabet
What language did the Mesopotamians speak?
Sumerian
Who would end up as slaves?
The losers in a war