Mesopotamia
a group of people living and working together to create an organized society
Civilization
What was it called when Sumerians had more than they needed?
surplus
The belief in many gods
polytheism
city with its own government, religion and laws
city-state
Before they were farmers, people were these.
hunters and gatherers (paleolithic)
land that was good for crops to grow shaped like a boomerang or partial moon
fertile crescent
Reason people settled and begin communities in the Fertile Crescent?
excellent land for growing crops
A story about an angry, lonely king who becomes friends with a wild man sent from the gods.
Epic of Gilgamesh
People were divided into groups that let us know how important they were. this was called-
social classes
fine sand and clay that left by flooded rivers nthat helped make the land fertile
silt
The people of Sumer thought that floods and natural disasters were signs of what?
Angry Gods
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
civilization
What are the names of the rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What types of people would be found in the highest level of Mesopotamian society?
Kings
Taming and using animals as livestock.
domestication
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud brick temple called?
ziggurat
Mesopotamian writing system
cuneiform
People known for trading around the Mediterranean, boat building and a special purple dye.
Phoenicians
First written code of Laws
Code of Hammurabi
Irrigation, wheel and axle, writing on clay tablets and ox-driven plows are exaples of
Technology
Chaldean Emperor of New Babylonia known for the hanging gardens of Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar
Mesopotamia is Greek for?
Land Between Two Rivers
Persian emperor known for creating 1,500 miles of roads in order to send messages and increase trade within his empire.
Darius I
Created the first known empire by uniting the independant Sumarian city-states
Sargon I of Akkadia
Several countries or territories controlled by one power
Empire