inventions
helped with farming crops
plow
theocracy
Goverment rund by cherh leters
city-state
A plitikecol unit made up of 2 cities and sounding land
whos code
hammurabis code
silt
A rich soil carried by flood rivers
made things move
the wheel
polytheistic
Woresiping many gods
Sumer (Mesopotamia)
Early city-states had secular rulers and theocracies; rulers competed for dominance.
tade?
Increasedtrade with civiliions .
cateracts
waterfalls
a way to have fun
Board Games
ziggurats
A pirimid teplle to the chif of god or godness
Tyrants
Individuals seizing power, often arising from social unrest, like in early Greek city-states.
highwasy?
He built a highway throughout the empire and improved the tax system_.
flood
Annual unpredictable flooding left rich fertile in the river valleys. This encouraged nomadic people to settle and farm the land.
a way to cross a river
Sailboat
Sumers
Sumer had no central government thus was weak against outside invasion.
Priests
In theocratic systems (Sumer), rulers often held religious roles, governing from temples (ziggurats).
justice system
Established a strong justice system and a uniform legli coade
mountains
The deserts and mountains provided vegetation suitable for herding and grazing, but offered little protection from invasion.
a way of transportation
Chariot
monarky
Run by the king are queens in great power
Kings/Monarchs
Early rulers in Sumer (like "lugal") and periods in Athens, often seen as divinely connected.
How many laws
282
water
Irrigation systems had to be built for flood control and farming .