*KEY TERMS*
*IDENTIFICATIONS*
*GEOGRAPHY & NATURAL RESOURCES*
*EMPIRES*
*MIXED BAG*
100
This is a system of writing developed by the Sumerians, that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.
What is cuneiform? (This corresponds with Part I, #5 on your study guide)
100
This is the king of the Babylonian empire who was best known for creating a set of laws for his empire called "The Code of Hammurabi."
Who is Hammurabi? (This corresponds with Part II, #5 on your study guide)
100
True or False: The first civilizations in Mesopotamia began on the plain between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea?
What is FALSE; The first civilizations in Mesopotamia began on the plain between the Euphrates River and the Tigris River. (This corresponds with Part III, #1 on your study guide)
100
This is how Hammurabi's Code was different from law codes that had preceded/come before it.
What is that it was stricter AND written down and displayed in the center of each city-state of the empire, for all to see? (This corresponds with Part III, #12)
100
This is why the Sumerians originally/initially developed a writing system.
What is to keep records of their goods and trades? (This corresponds with Part III, #9 on your study guide)
200
This is a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.
What is an empire? (This corresponds with Part I, #2 on your study guide)
200
According to Mesopotamian mythology, this is the god of Babylon who defeated Tiamat and used her eyeballs to make the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Who is Marduk? (This corresponds with Part II, #1 on your study guide)
200
These are the technologies/methods that Mesopotamian farmers used to control the seasonal floods AND to keep their crops watered during the summer and fall.
What is developing irrigation systems; building dams to control the seasonal floods; and digging canals that let water flow from the rivers to the farmers' fields? (This corresponds with Part III, #2 on your study guide)
200
This is why the New Babylonian Empire was more prosperous/wealthier than the Assyrian Empire had been.
What is that the New Babylonian Empire used the trade route that ran through it to buy, sell, and trade goods? (This corresponds with Part III, #17 on your study guide)
200
These are several technologies and/or inventions that were first developed and used by the Sumerians.
What are irrigation; the wheel; the chariot; the wooden plow; cuneiform; the cart; the sailboat; the potter's wheel; geometry; place value; multiplication and division; the 60-minute hour; the 60-second minute; the 360 degree circle; and the 12-month calendar? (This corresponds with Part III #10 on your study guide)
300
This is a system/technology that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams. It was first developed and used by Sumerian farmers.
What is irrigation? (This corresponds with Part I, #1 on your study guide)
300
This is the group of people who lived in a southern region of Mesopotamia and who built the first cities in southwest Asia.
Who are the Sumerians? (This corresponds with Part II, #4 on your study guide)
300
This is the city that the Chaldeans chose as the capital of their new empire AND the reason they chose it.
What is Babylon AND because the Chaldeans were descendants of the Babylonians who had lived during the time of Hammurabi? (This corresponds with Part III, #16 on your study guide).
300
These are some of the tactics and technologies that the Assyrian Empire employed in building its large and powerful military.
What are using iron weapons; organizing the army into three branches (cavalry, infantry, and charioteers); AND using brutal tactics to intimidate and subjugate conquered people? (This corresponds with Part III, #13 on your study guide)
300
This is who governed/ruled/led Sumerian city-states.
Who is the king? In the early days of Sumerian history, priests of the ziggurat ruled the city-states. (This corresponds with Part III, #7 on your study guide)
400
This is a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels.
What is a caravan? (This corresponds with Part I, #3 on your study guide)
400
This is the ruler of Akkad who sent armies into Sumer to defeat each of its remaining city-states. He eventually became king of all of Mesopotamia and leader of the world's first empire.
Who is Sargon I? (This corresponds with Part II, #2 on your study guide)
400
True or False: Sumer is a city in southeast Mesopotamia?
What is FALSE; Sumer is a REGION in southeast Mesopotamia. (This corresponds with Part III, #4 on your study guide)
400
This is how the kings of the Assyrian Empire managed to govern such a large area.
What is by dividing their empire into provinces AND choosing an official to govern, collect taxes, and enforce laws in each province. (This corresponds with Part III, #14)
400
This is a system of rule in which a king's oldest male heir takes the throne upon the king's death.
What is hereditary rule? (This corresponds with Part III, #8 on your study guide)
500
This term refers to the belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism? (This corresponds with Part I, #4 on your study guide)
500
This is the king of the NEW Babylonian Empire and the son of Nabopolassar. He re-built the city of Babylon and brought prosperity to his empire through trade.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar? (This corresponds with Part II, #3 on your study guide)
500
This is how seasonal flooding was beneficial/helpful to Mesopotamian farmers.
What is that flooded rivers were filled with silt, small particles of soil that were very good for farming. (This corresponds with Part III, #3 on your study guide)
500
This is how the Chaldeans were able to seize power from the Assyrians around 627 B.C.
What is because the Assyrian empire had been weakened by rebellion; powerful Assyrians were competing to be king; AND Nabopolassar's strong leadership helped the Chaldeans in preparing a successful revolt against the Assyrians? (This corresponds with Part III, #15 on your study guide)
500
This is what was located in the center of a typical Sumerian city-state.
What is the city's ziggurat; the king's palace; and other public buildings? (This corresponds with Part III, #5 on your study guide)
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