the society, culture, and way of life in a particular region
civilization
worshipping one god
monotheism
triangle shaped symbols
cuneiform
monarchy
chariot
Assyria
large region of rich farmland in Mesopotamia
fertile crescent
long poems that tell story of heroes
Epic
built the royal road
Persians
this city was founded or restored by King Sargon
Akkad
hanging gardens
Babylon
the two main rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
more than what is needed
surplus
half man and half winged bull
Lamassu
political unit with a city and surrounding area
city-state
had a standard currency
Persia
this made the land great for farming
silt
arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task
Division of Labor
invented the sailboat
Sumerians
territories and groups of people from different lands under a single rule
empire
cylinder seal
Sumeria
Greek work for land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
A Persian religion that is still practiced today
Zoroastrianism
the Sumerians invented this mathematical number system
Base 60
famous collection of 282 written laws that governed Babylonian society
Hammurabi's Code
this civilization had skilled sailors and shipbuilders
Phoenicia