This ancient Mesopotamian ruler established the world’s first empire.
Sargon
100
This king created a set of laws with harsh punishments that can be summarized by the idea of "an eye for an eye."
Hammurabi
100
It is a group of lands and people ruled by one government
Empire
200
A land where there is rich soil and where Sumerians lived. Significance: Its where Mesopotamia was.
Fertile Crescent
200
This is a system of levees and canals used to divert water to crops
irrigation
200
This invention allowed Mesopotamian's to explore bodies of water beyond the Tigris and Euphrates.
Sailboat
200
Often times criminals were forced to become this as their punishment for acts done
slaves
200
The idea of safety in numbers, the availability of camels suited to desert conditions, and the ability to carry a large amount of goods were all reasons that merchants used these traveling groups.
Caravans
300
A temple or city hall, where religious, government leaders work. Significance: To pray to the gods.
Ziggurat
300
These operating under their own god/god's and own government?
City State
300
Rich deposits of this fertile sediment, left behind after a river has flooded, are ideal for planting crops.
Silt
300
This was the name for the Ziggurat which was was built for his wife because she missed the "countryness".
Hanging Gardens
300
Sumer was located near this body of water to the south
Persian Gulf
400
A system of exchange where goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods or services
bartering
400
This region is often called "The Cradle of Civilization."
Mesopotamia
400
Hammurabi's Code is evidence that this oppressive institution, wherein people are treated as property, existed in ancient Mesopotamia.
slavery
400
At the pinnacle (top) of the social pyramid in a Sumerian City State
Priest-King
400
The remains of Sumerian civilization can be found in the southern part of this country that borders the Persian Gulf.
Iraq
500
The people of Sumer worshiped many types of gods. The belief in multiple gods is known as?
polytheism
500
Other then Wheat, name another crop grown by farmers in Mesopotamia?
barley, flax, sesame, palms and dates
500
The Fertile Crescent extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. It is in the shape of a crescent because of its good farm land based upon silt from the rivers. What is the name of the area that creates the U shape of the fertile crescent and is between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea?