Mesopotamian Geography
What are the two main rivers that flow through Mesopotamia?
What is a nickname for Sumerians?
"The black-headed ones"
At what age did Hammurabi become king?
Hammurabi became king at 18
________ are pictures of things that acted as words.
Pictographs are pictures of things that acted as words.
Which enemy tried to attack Hammurabi and the city-state of Babylon?
The Elamites tried to attack Hammurabi and Babylon
What is the nickname for Mesopotamia?
"The Land Between Two Rivers"
What are TWO Sumerian occupations?
Farming, trade, and sailing
What city-state did King Hammurabi rule?
The city-state of Babylon
What is cuneiform?
Cuneiform is a written language of wedge-shaped symbols for objects and ideas
Which ally did Hammurabi attack for not helping him in battle?
Hammurabi attacked the Larsa for not helping him in battle against the Elamites
What body of water is to the RIGHT of Mesopotamia?
The Mediterranean Sea
What was the name for the Sumerians's pyramid-like temples?
A ziggurat
As king, what did he do to make sure Babylon was at peace?
Hammurabi made peace treaties with bigger, stronger allies
Who invented cuneiform?
The Sumerians invented cuneiform
What was the nickname for the First Babylonian Empire?
"The four quarters of the world"
What peninsula is to the south of Mesopotamia?
The Arabian Peninsula
Sumerians were polytheists. What is polytheism?
Polytheism is the belief in many gods.
As king, what construction projects did Hammurabi do?
Hammurabi improved the city-state's irrigation systems, temples, and outer wall
What information was written in cuneiform?
Records, lists, inventory of household goods, court activity, and a list of kings were some of the things written by Sumerians in cuneiform
What connected the empire together and made trade easier?
A network of roads connected the empire together and made trade easier
What desert is near Mesopotamia?
The Syrian Desert
What did Sumerian city-states fight over?
Sumerian city-states fought over water and land access
What is Hammurabi famous for?
King Hammurabi created a code of laws to bring order to his huge empire
When did cuneiform become a written language?
As early as 5000 BCE cuneiform became a written language
What made the First Babylonian Empire rich?
Trade made the empire rich as caravans visited Egypt for cotton and India for spices