Innovations
Empires
Government
Warfare
Vocabulary
100
What is the written language first developed during Sumerian time?
cuneiform
100
Vast lands and varied people that come under control of a single government.
empire
100
A governing system ruled by a king or queen.
monarchy
100
Soldiers who fought on horseback.
cavalry
100
An official order or decision made by a ruler.
decree
200
The sharing of large jobs so that each worker does only part of it.
division of labor
200
Who built the world's first empire?
Sargon the Great
200
Name each social class.
ruling, middle, working
200
Carts drawn by horses and used to carry soldiers to battle.
chariot
200
A person who buys and sells goods to make a living.
merchant
300
Name two innovations Sumerians develop for measuring.
standard units for area (acre) and a 12-month calendar
300
Hammurabi ruled during which empire?
Babylonian Empire
300
A set of laws written down in a clear orderly way.
code
300
First used by Sargon the Great as a sign of force.
standing army
300
To take over.
conquer
400
What did the Assyrians develop to improve transportation?
paved roads
400
The Babylonian Empire used this practice of requiring people to pay for the running of their government.
taxation
400
Name at least three members of the ruling class.
king, priests, warriors, government officials
400
Skill in war
warfare
400
A person who writes things for others.
scribe
500
What did the Assyrians develop to improve communication?
a postal system
500
Which empire had the largest standing army of its time?
Assyrian Empire
500
The Code of Hammurabi consisted of how many codes?
282
500
Assyrian soldiers wore these during battle.
bronze helmets
500
A tall stepped tower built by the ancient Sumerians as a temple to a god.
ziggurat
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