Vocab A
A written collection of laws that apply to the people
code of law
the religion of the Jewish people
Judaism
Name meaning land between two rivers
mesopotamia
hammurabi was the king
Babylon
A self governing city that also governs nearby villages
city-state
a special agreement
covenant
to get control by using force
conquer
Rivers deposit ____________ which is good for farming
silt
Great farmers and inventors
Sumer
the belief in many god/goddesses
polytheism
the belief in one god
monotheism
a person who is believed to speak for god
prophet
Moses led Israelites to the country now called _______________
Israel
Warriors who used siege weapons
Assyria
What is Sumer's greatest invention
cuneiform
to surround a city to keep food water or people from getting in or out
siege
system of writing that used wedge shaped symbols
cuneiform
Farmers built ___________ to prevent floods
levees
Had over 200 laws. Life was harsh
Babylon
Who founded Judaism?
Hammurabi / Gilgamesh / Abraham
Abraham
A writer who kept records and copied letter
scribe
a large pyramid shaped building
ziggurat
Name the two rivers of the Fertile Crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
Name three thing the Sumerians invented/developed
cunieform, wheel, plow, sailboat, calender
Name one type of siege weapon Assyrians used
Chariots, Battering Ram, Towers, Catapult