A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top. Built to honor its god.
100
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.
Empire
100
Who was Hammurabi?
The 6th King of Babylon, known for Hammurabi's Code.
100
Who was the king that rebuilt Babylon?
King Nebuchadnezzar
200
What are the 2 rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
200
How did a Sumerian first become king?
First kings, more than likely war heroes. Claimed they received their power to rule from the city's god.
200
What was Assyria's biggest achievement?
Their military.
200
Hammurabi's Code is based on what idea?
An "eye for an eye". The punishment should fit the crime.
200
What were some of the scientific achievements?
Mapped the stars, the planets, and phases of the moon.
300
What are some of the Pros of the rivers?
Floods brought silt; small particles of soil good for farming. Built dams; helped with irrigation.
300
How did a king inherit the crown?
It was hereditary.
300
A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
Tribute
300
How many codes are there?
There are 282 codes in Hammurabi's code?
300
A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels.
Caravan
400
What are some of the cons of the rivers?
Little or no rain in the summer. Farmers did not have enough rain in the fall. Flooding in the spring.
400
What was the most important Sumerian contribution?
Writing
400
A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
Province
400
What should be done to the carpenter who builds a house that falls and kills the owner?
The builder shall be put to death.
400
A person who studies planets and stars
Astronomer
500
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.
City-state
500
What is the Sumerian system of writing called?
Cuneiform
500
Why and how was the Assyrian army so effective?
Well trained and disciplined.
Infantry, Cavalry, Charioteers
Slingshots, bows and arrows, swords, and spears
Robbed people and destroyed towns
Forced tribute
500
What happens if if a farmer's irrigations system causes his neighbor to lose his crop?
He will pay his neighbor the amount of corn that was lost.
500
Describe the decline of the Babylonian Empire
Weak kings, Poor harvests and slow trade, and Persian invasion