Vocabulary
Lasting Impacts
Roles in society
Law and Order
Who's who
100
Mesopotamia is considered the very first....
civilization
100
Many of the inventions of Mesopotamia come from this group of people
Sumerians
100
The lowest class of people were...
slaves
100
This civilization had the first set of laws
Babylon
100
This person created the first permanent army in Akhad.
Sargon
200
This is the name for the good farming land that Mesopotamia is part of.
Fertile Crescent
200
Many farming techniques were invented in Mesopotamia, including this tool...
plow
200
This was the name given to people who were taught to write
Scribe
200
This man developed the first set of laws
King Hamurabi
200
After the invention of the wheel, the Hittites invented this wheeled cart.
Chariot
300
This is the term for the land including and surrounding a town.
city-state
300
Sumerians are credited with developing the first system of writing called....
cuneiform
300
These are high level members of society who performed religious ceremonies.
priests
300
The code set specific ________________ for breaking the law.
Consequences (or punishment)
300
This group invented the first alphabet.
Phonecians
400
With his army, Sargon created the first.....
empire
400
Some might argue the greatest Sumerian invention was this which was used on carts and wagons
the wheel
400
The ruler of a kingdom or empire was called a....
monarch
400
According to the rules code, if you break someone's arm, what should happen to you?
Your arm should be broken
400
this man became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Gilgamesh
500
This is the name of a step pyramid built for the gods.
Ziggurat
500
Sumerians also developed a version of this common device using falling water.
the clock
500
The type of arrangement where each worker specializes in a particular trade or task is called
division of labor
500
What group of people received the most strict punishments?
slaves
500
Nebuchadnezzar was a famous King of this group.
Chaldeans
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