Category 1
A person who is responsible for writing down information and keeping track of records. They needed to be able to read and write.
What is a scribe?
A Babylonian king who was famous for creating the world's first legal system. He believed in reciprocal justice or “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”
Who is Hammurabi?
The two rivers that form Mesopotamia
The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
Ancient Mesopotamian writing system. Scribes used this to record information down on clay tablets
What is Cuneiform?
Nickname for Mesopotamia. Derived from the good farming land surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and its unique geographical shape.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This group was at the top of Mesopotamian Society
Who are kings/nobles?
City where one might find the hanging gardens, the Tower of Babel, and King Hammurabi?
What is Babylon?
The practice of only believing in one god instead of many
What is Monotheism?
The main character of one of the first epics created in history. He goes on a quest to live forever and slays many demons
Who is Gilgamesh?
Large temples built by Mesopotamians to house the gods. Typically placed in the middle of the city, Mesopotamians would visit these buildings to worship the gods
What is a Ziggurat?
The first empire in the world. It eventually fell due to famine, warfare, and drought. Founded by King Sargon.
What is the Akkadian Empire
A political structure where many different city states are ruled over by one city or individual
What is an Empire?
A type of government where a city and its surrounding area is controlled by one individual
What is a city state?
A Scribe was likely a member of this class
What is the Middle Class
A method invented by early Sumerians to supply water from the rivers to crops further away. An artificial way of supplying water to crops
What is Irrigation?
The main economic activity of Mesopotamia
What is faming/agriculture?
Having a surplus of crops led to this societal development
What is social classes/division of labor/specialization?
An artificial waterway made to prevent flooding and divert water away from one area to another
What is a canal?
This development is necessary for cities to form
What is a surplus of crops?
The practice of believing in many gods instead of just one
What is Polytheism?
Mesopotamia is a part of this present day country?
What is Iraq?
The first/oldest city state in Mesopotamia
What is Ur?
List 3 Sumerian inventions
Plow, Irrigation Canal, Sundial, writing, the wheel, etc.
Region in southern Mesopotamia. Many of the first cities developed in this region, home to many different city states
What is Sumer?
The three categories of Hammurabi's Code
What are personal injury laws, property laws, and family laws?