Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is part of a region in Southwest Asia that was the site of the world's first civilization called:
Fertile Crescent
Who created the Babylonian Empire in 1787BC?
Hammurabi
The written rules Hammurabi recorded for everyone in his empire to followed are called:
Hammurabi's Code
What was one role of an ancient scribe?
Recorded sales, trades, tax payments, gifts for the gods, marriages, and deaths.
Which two rivers were important in Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates
How did building roads help the Babylonian Empire?
Made travel easier and encouraged trade; trade made them rich!
Explain the phrase "An eye for an eye":
It means if you knock out my eye, I can knock out your eye.
What did ancient scribes write on?
Clay
State one fact about a Sumerian City:
Merchants displayed goods in outdoor stalls; musicians, acrobats, & beggars filled the streets; scribes wrote letters for those who could not read or write; oil lamps provided light; on hot nights people slept on their roof
Warriors
True or false: Many of Hammurabi's punishments were harsh.
True
Who was Shamash - god of what?
True or False: Sumer practiced a monotheistic religion.
False
What did the Assyrians create that helped them when conquering other lands/cities?
Battering ram to pound down city walls
What was Hammurabi's Code first written on?
It was carved into a stone pillar
Which king rebuilt the city of Babylon after it was destroyed by the Assyrians?
King Nebuchadnezzar
The word "Mesopotamia" comes from the Greek words that mean:
between the rivers
What were the capital cities of these two empires?
Babylonian = Babylon; Assyria = Nineveh
What was so important about Hammurabi's Code?
It was written down, so that everyone in the empire could see and understand these laws and punishments. It also promoted justice and fairness.
The Medes and Chaldeans joined together to defeat which empire?
Assyrian empire in 612BC