Geography
Greek word for land between the rivers
Mesopotamia
Worshipping one god
monotheism
These triangle shaped symbols became the first system of writing.
cuneiform
Type of government where a single king or queen rules a civilization.
monarchy
This civ built the legendary Hanging Gardens and the Ishtar Gate.
Babylon
The name of the large region of rich farmland in Mesopotamia.
Fertile Crescent
Long poems that tell story of heroes
Epic
Alphabet
This Akkadian leader conquered Sumer and created the world's first empire.
Sargon of Akkad
This civ invented the sailboat, among other things.
Sumer
The two main rivers in Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates
more than what is needed
surplus
The Sumerians invented this mathematical number system that we still use today.
Base 60
An independent political unit with a city and surrounding area.
city-state
This civ had skilled sailors and shipbuilders.
Phoenicia
This made the soil great for farming.
silt
Arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task.
Division of Labor or Job Specialization
This Persian development made it easy to travel across the almost 2,000 mile empire.
Royal Road
Territories and groups of people from different lands under a single rule.
empire
This civ invented a standard currency.
Persia
The mountain range sits in modern day Iran, forming the eastern border of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
A monothesitic Persian religion that is still practiced today.
Zoroastrianism
This mixture of copper and tin made tools and weapons sturdier.
Bronze
famous collection of 282 written laws that governed Babylonian society
Hammurabi's Code
This civ was famous for their use of chariots in battle.
Assyria