Mesopotamia
What does fertile mean?
What is an empire?
a group of countries or city-state controlled by 1 ruler
Who created the first empire?
Sargon I
empire- a group of states or countries under 1 ruler
Who was Hammurabi?
The king 👑
How many parts were the social pyrimad divided into?
3
What was the first civilization?
Mesopotamia
Why did people settle and begin communities in Mesopotamia?
Excellent land for growing crops
Who was the king of Sumer and Akkad?
Sargon I
What is one of Hammaurabi's laws?
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What people were in the middle of the social pyramid?
Merchants and craftsmen
What is Hammarabi's exact revenge?
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
The crime punishment should fit the crime.
What did the scribes use to write on?
clay tablets
What are the names of the two rivers Mesopotamia is between
Tigris and Euphrates
What were Hamarrabi's laws called?
The Code of Law
What people would be found in the lowest level of the social pyramid?
slaves and unskilled workers
Who was able to learn to become a scribe?
wealth boys
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
What was the largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud-brick temple called?
ziggurat
The Sumerian economy was based on
trading of agricultural goods
What people would be found in the highest level of the social pyramid?
King, generals, advisors, priests
What is it called when you worship multiple gods?
Polytheistic
Name three Mesopotamia inventions
Plow, sailboat, wheel, cuneiform, the number 60
What did the Sumerian City-States fight over?
boundary lines and show of strength
What was the purpose of the Ziggurat?
Religion
where the chief god lived
Hammurabi stated that a person is innocent until ____________ _______________.
proven guilty