Ancient Kings
Who was the king of Kish?
Who is Sargon
Which two great rivers did Mesopotamia lie between?
Who were Tigris and Euphrates
Who won the battle between Umma and Lagash?
Who is Lagash
What is a cavalry?
who are Soldiers who fight while riding horses.
Define Irrigate
To supply water to
Who was the king of Ur?
Who is Ur- Nammu
In which Social class were Farmers in?
Middle Class
The Akkadian people lived to the ________ of Sumer
What is Northwest
Who led the Persians to victory over the Medes?
Who is Cyrus the Great.
Define Polytheism
The belief in more than one God.
Who is the King of Peeples?
who is King Marquise
What are simple pictures that represent objects?
What are pictographs.
How many laws did Hammurabi's Code include?
nearly 300
What new technology did Assyrians learn?
Iron-woking
Define Hammurabi's Code.
A set of laws that governed the life in Babylon
Who was the ruler of the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon
Who created the earliest known law codes?
Who is Ur- Nammu
What is an empire?
What is a state the contains several countries or territories.
Who did Babylon and Mesopotamia fall to?
What is the Persian Empire.
Define Rule of Law.
The idea that all members of Society- even the rich and powerful- must obey the law.
Who was the King of Babylon
Who is Hammurabi
What is another word for Ziggurats and how tall were the largest ones?
Temples, 7 stories
What is an Ally?
What is an independent state that works with another state to achieve a shared political or military goal.
What was the capital of Assyria under Ashurbanipal?
What is Nineveh
Define Standing Army.
A permanent army of professional soldiers.