Inventions
what was the first form of writing called?
cuneiform
who was the highest on the social structure pyramid?
pharoahs, kings, and priests
Who were the two rulers?
Sargon and Hammurabi
How many laws were there in Hammurabi's code?
282 laws
What rivers were vital to Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
what was the wheel used for?
used to carry goods and also to used make pottery. Made jobs easier.
what was the political system in mesopotamia
monarchy and theocracy
who was Hammurabi?
he created code, taxes, and made the firsthighway
at the top of the monument, Hammurabi is depicted receiving the laws from the Babylonian god of justice
who is shamash?
What does the word mesopotamia mean?
land between two rivers
the first form of writing, using wedge-shaped pictographs on clay tablets.
polytheistic
Who was Sargon?
made the first central government
Why is Hammuabis code so significant?
It helped maintain order in Babylon and revealed social heigharchy
what modern day nations can be found in Mesopotamia?
Iraq
how did the plow benefit the people in mesopotamia?
allowed them to separate the soil and plant seeds for growing crops
who was the lowest on the social pyramid?
slaves
What is a city state?
a political unit made up of a city and the land surrounding it
what was the purpose of hammurabis code?
It established justice, maintained order, prevented crime, and regulated trade and other aspects of society.
What was the geography like in Mesopotamia?
very dry, desert like, and fertile soil due to the rivers flooding
true or false did mesopotamia create the first set of walls
true
Who was in the middle level of the social class pyramid?
merchants and farmers
What is a ziggurat?
a pyramid or temple that is dedicated to a chief God or Goddess of an ancient Sumerian city-state.
The most famous principle of Hammurabi's code is often summarized by this phrase, which advocates for a punishment that directly mirrors the crime.
"an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
what did the rivers leave that helped mesopotamia
rich fertile soil