Vocab
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between to rivers
What two rivers did Mesopotamians rely on?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The writing used in Mesopotamia was called
Cuneiform
Who was the leader of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon
Who was the at the very top of the social hierarchy?
King
What is a person who records important information called?
Scribe
Mesopotamia is part of this larger moon-shaped region known for fertile land.
The fertile crescent
What allowed people to transport heavier items and many items together at once with more ease, made traveling easier?
Chariot
This empire was known for their military prowess with about 50,000 soldiers in their army
Assyrian Empire
Who was considered middle class?
Farmers and Skilled Laborers
What is silt?
fine particles of soil used to grow crops
What is the oldest city of Mesopotamia?
Uruk
How did advancements in farming help increase the population of Mesopotamia?
Which empire did Hammurabi lead and develop his code?
Babylonian Empire
What do they believe in, that means the belief in more than one god?
Polytheism
What is the definition of irrigation?
a systems that supplies dry land with water through ditches, streams, or pipes
Which city is located at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf?
Ur
What was the achievement called that automatically dropped seeds into the soil?
Seed Plow
Who was the leader of the Chaldean Empire after Nabopolassar?
Nebuchadnezzar
What was the purpose of religion during this time?
To explain the world or natural phenomenons
What is a province?
political districts that an empire was divided into
What larger water source does the Tigris & Euphrates feed into?
Persian Gulf
What were the tools Mesopotamian's used to write.
Reeds and wet clay tablets
Who did chaldeans grow rich from trading with?
Caravans
These 5 groups are make up the upper class
Merchants, Artisans, priests, priestesses, & scribes