Mesopotamian Civilizations 1
Sumer was the first.....
Who was the king of the Akkadians?
A civilization in which the people govern themselves and have laws is called.....
city-state
Pyramid-shaped temples built by Mesopotamians are...
ziggurat
Mesopotamia laid between what rivers?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
What reputation did the Assyrian army have?
They were known for being one of the most powerful and for their use of terror to strike fear into their enemies.
Sargon defeated the Sumerian city-states and start the fire empire. How many city-states were there?
12
When animals are tamed it is called
domestication
A group of people living in one place in a society....
civilization
How many city-states were there?
12
What new technology/weapons did the Assyrians invent that made their army so strong?
Archery, chariots, cavalry
Describe Hammurabi and his code...
Hammurabi and his code were very cruel.
What is it called when people move from one place to another?
migration
The first form of writing is....
cuneiform
The Mesopotamians invented....
wheel, irrigation, bronze, agriculture, cuneiform, first code of laws, domestication, sail, plow, among many others!
Who were the 4 civilizations of Mesopotamia?
The Akkadian Army was the first Standing Army. What does Standing Army mean?
The members of the army were soldiers for their jobs.
An organized system of laws is a..
government
Man-made objects are called...
artifacts
Mesopotamia was a great place for people to settle because...
the land was fertile because of the fertile rivers nearby. This allowed for crops to grow easily.
Who was the first ruler to create a Code of Laws?
Hammurabi
Babylon
irrigation
Another word for farming is...
agriculture
Mesopotamia means the land betweens 2 what?
rivers