Fertile Crescent Vocab
What kind of resource describes the gifts of mother nature?
Natural Resource
What are the five empires of the Fertile Crescent?
Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, New Babylonians, Persians
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
First set of written laws
What is the pyramid shaped building found in the middle of a typical city-state called?
Ziggurat
What high school sport was Mrs. Lowe's favorite to play?
Ice Hockey
Which was the first empire to unite all of Mesopotamia?
Akkadians
What is the old saying that Hammurabi's Code is based on?
An Eye for an Eye.
What was the mineral rich nutrient materials carried by rivers called?
Silt
How many siblings does Mrs. Lowe have?
2
What is an empire?
Uniting an area of land under one ruler.
How many laws or codes can be found in Hammurabi's code?
282
During good years of life producing floods what did the rivers supply the Mesopotamian people with?
The rivers supplied fish, clay, reeds, fresh water, fertile soil (silt), and irrigation for crops.
What is the term for controlling floods and distributing water to land when there is no rain?
Irrigation
What is Mrs. Lowe's favorite color?
Blue
When one person has all the control and makes all rules for their people, but the rules do not apply to them is known as what?
Absolute power/unlimited government
Within Hammurabi's Codes what were the differences between punishments on people from lower level of society and people from a higher level of society?
People from lower societies had harder punishments compared to higher society individuals.
Wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq?
Mesopotamia
How many pets does Mrs. Lowe have?
ZERO
Which empire controlled the most territory in Mesopotamia?
Persians
What three words best describe the Code of Hammurabi?
Strict, harsh, and unequal
A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia( Modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf?
Fertile Crescent