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Where is Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
A person skilled at making things by hand.
An artisan
A pyramid-shaped temple with a shrine at the top.
ziggurat
The governor of a district
satrap
Which ruler began the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon the Great
How did Hammurabi change Mesopotamian society?
With a code of laws
Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean?
A self-governing city that controlled the surrounding land
city-state
What helped Sumerian agriculture thrive? 2 Things
fertile soil and irrigation
How did farming affect life in Mesopotamia?
led to population growth, city-states
Why did Sumerians go to ziggurats?
to visit religious shrines, pray to the Gods
What purpose did the ziggurat serve in each city-state?
How did Darius I improve life in the Persian Empire?
He built a system of roads
Why did Nebuchadnezzar II build the Hanging Gardens?
to make the city beautiful
What did the Phoenicians "export" as they traveled the sea trading their goods? (2 things)
purple dye, wood, alphabet, culture
Why did Sumerians believe in polytheism, which means believing in "multiple" Gods?
Multiple Gods governing every aspect of life, unpredictable natural forces might have helped this belief, they felt more in control in an unpredictable world
What helped the Assyrians build an empire or conquer the empire?
Bows and arrows
What is important about the empire Sargon created in Mesopotamia?
The world's first and largest empire
What were some Mesopotamian inventions that lead to things that we still use today? (3 things)
Phoenician ship, abacus, messages on clay tablets, oxen-driven plow, irrigation
In what ways were Cyrus and Darius wise rulers or well respected? (3 things)
practiced tolerance, allowed conquered kings to keep their thrones, charged small tributes, honored local customs/beliefs, divided into provinces