Meso 1
This is when a group of people living and work together to create an organized society. It called a ___.
civilization
What was it called when Sumerians had more than they needed?
surplus
These people were responsible for writing down the laws.
Scribes
City with its own government, religion and laws. It's kind of like it's own little country.
A city-state
What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
To bring water to the city
This land that was good for crops to grow and shaped like a boomerang or partial moon.
The Fertile Crescent
Reason people settled and begin communities in the Fertile Crescent?
excellent land for growing crops
This invention made it possible for Sumerian armies to use chariots.
The wheel
People were divided into groups that let us know how important they were.
social classes/structure
Fine sand and clay that left by flooded rivers that helped make the land fertile
silt
This invention that affected the food supply the most in Sumer.
The plow
Mesopotamia is known as the "Cradle of __________"
civilization
What are the names of the rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What types of people would be found in the highest level of Mesopotamian society (i.e. the top of the social pyramid)?
the king or emperor
Taming and using animals as livestock.
domestication
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud brick temple called ___.
a ziggurat
It's the Mesopotamian writing system known as ___.
cuneiform
This empire used steles to record important events. They were called the ___.
Akkadians
First written code of Laws
Code of Hammurabi
For what main reason did Assyrians use the siege technique, battering rams, and movable towers?
to conquer cities/win battles in times of war
He was the Emperor of New Babylonia known for the hanging gardens of Babylon. (hint: there was also a ship with his name in the movie The Matrix)
Nebuchadnezzar II
Mesopotamia is Greek for?
Land Between Two Rivers
The Babylonian legal system was more advanced than that of other societies at that time due to this. It was that ___ had more rights.
women
He created the first known empire by uniting the independent Sumerian city-states
Sargon I of Akkadia
When several countries or territories are controlled by one power, it called an ___.
empire