Sumer Vocabulary 1
More than the amount needed; extra
What is surplus?
the sixth king of the Babylon
Who is King Hammurabi?
This was a form of writing created by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
Mesopotamia means the land between...
What is two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates)
A method of supplying water to an area of land or crops
What is Irrigation?
Famous collection of 282 written laws that governed Babylonian society
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
What was the name of Hammurabi's empire?
Babylonia
This is a poem?
What is an epic?
What made the Assyrian army so successful in combat?
The use of iron weapons.
An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task
What is Specialization?
Division of society by rank or class
What is social hierarchy?
How did Hammurabi become king?
He conquered and united all of Mesopotamia
These were independent cities who had its own government and was not part of a governing state
What is city states?
There were merchants traveling in groups. They were called________________
What is Caravan?
a complex society that creates agricultural surpluses, allowing for specialized labor, social hierarchy, and the establishment of cities
What is civilization?
What was the major activity of Sumerian citizens?
What was farming and trading?
What is a Ziggurat?
What is the purpose of government?
What is to keep order within the country by creating laws and providing services for the people
territories and groups of people under a single rule
What is Empire?
A large region of rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates river between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Why did King Hammurabi create the Codes of Hammurabi?
He wanted protect the less powerful and limit punishments.
How were the citizens in Sumer group?
What did Sargon accomplish?
Sargon united the conquered territories with Akkad and became the king of Sumer and Akkad forming the world's first empire.
worship of many gods
What is Polytheism?