What is what the Sumerians fought over, eventually leading to their downfall to the Babylonians
100
this group of people started to use coins and began using the concept of "money" rather than "trade"
What is The Lydians
100
picture-writing, a picture that stands for a word or idea
What is pictograph
200
a flat elevated area of land
What is plateau
200
the first super hero
Who is Gilgamesh
200
the only people who could keep records for the kings and priests.
What is a scribe
200
this group settled in the land of Canaan
Who are the Phoenicians
200
wedge shaped characters made with a reed stylus (used like a writing utensil), was used in writing several different languages
What is cuneiform
300
a self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farm land
What is a city-state
300
one of the seven wonders of the world
What is The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
300
The Tigris and the Euphrates
What is the two rivers that Mesopotamia lies between
300
this group invented large sailing ships and may have traveled to Spain and Great Britian
Who are the Phoenicians
300
a nation and the other nations it has conquered, a political unit often made up of several nations under one authority
What is an Empire
400
a long poem about a hero
What is an Epic
400
the first form of writing using wedge shaped characters
What is cuneiform
400
the tool Sumerians used for writing
What is a stylus made from reed
400
the Jewish, Muslims, and Christians all get their heritage from this group
Who are the Israelites
400
any organized set of laws or rules
What is a code
500
belief in more than one god
What is polytheism
500
laws that were written down and applied to everyone
What is Hammurabi’s Law Code
500
because of this, crops grew really well in this area.
What is the soil was fertile
500
made an alphabet based of characters that represented individual sounds, not whole words
Who are the Phoenicians
500
an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top