Vocabulary
Mesopotamia
Geography
Empires
Indus Valley
100
more than enough
surplus
100
Why might people migrate or move from one place to another?
water source dries up, increase in population, natural disaster
100
What sea is close to Mesopotamia?
Mediterannean Sea
100
What is Hammurabi remembered for?
his code of laws
100
Name two city-states.
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
200
not enough
scarcity
200
Why did early Sumerians work together?
to keep the irrigation systems working
200
What are the two major rivers of Mesopotamia?
Euphrates and Tigris
200
What did Hammurabi's code do for the first time?
It gave women some rights.
200
Name 3 rivers in the Indus Valley region.
Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra
300
What is an empire?
a government that rules several city-states or countries
300
Why did early settlements build walls?
to protect themselves from attacks
300
What is the area of land with good soil and shaped like a partial moon called?
Fertile Crescent
300
Which of these empires is the oldest?
Assyrian Empire (900-612 B.C.E.)
Akkadian Empire (2300-2100 B.C.E.)
Babylonian Empire (1792-1595 B.C.E.)
Neo-Babylonian Empire (605-539 B.C.E.)
Akkadian Empire
300
Why were the communities in Mesopotamia and Indus Valley called city-states? (2 characteristics)
farmland and government
400
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
They each had their own ruler and farmland.
400
What led to job specialization?
surplus of food
400
What sea is southwest of Mesopotamia?
Red Sea
400
Put these in order of development.
1. Independent City-States
2. Empires
3. Nomadic Hunter-Gatherer Societies
4. Small Farming Villages
1. Nomadic Hunter-Gatherer Societies
2. Small Farming Villages
3. Independent City-States
4. Empires
400
What is a granary?
a place to store grain
500
What is the purpose of irrigation systems?
to control the water supply
500
Why did people leave the Zagros foothills and migrate to the plains?
food shortages due to population increase
500
What mountains are northeast of Mesopotamia?
Zagros Mountains
500
What was one military innovation of the Assyrians?
battering rams or moveable towers
500
What are the four characteristics that prove that the Indus Valley civilizations were well planned?
drainage/sewer systems
grid system
granaries
water tanks and wells