People
Who created a strict "code" for the people of his empire? He is also considered the greatest ruler of Babylon.
Hammurabi
What two rivers flow through the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was the most important building in each Sumerian city-state? It was the center of city-life, also a holy site
the Ziggurat
What was the name of the first known written language?
Cuneiform
Where did the first humanlike beings emerge?
Africa
What are the names of the two earliest cities?
Jericho and Catal Huyuk
Where did people live during the Old Stone Age?
Caves
What was used to make cave paintings during the Old Stone Age?
Berries and clay
What king dreamt of ruling over all the cities and people of the Fertile Crescent? He also built the world's first empire.
Sargon the Great
On what continent is the Nile River located?
Describe the houses in Catal Huyuk?
brick and stone, packed tightly together with no streets or alleys between them
What was Hammurabi's law carved into?
stele (large, black stone column)
What group of people did Hammurabi rule?
Babylonians
What is Mesopotamia's location in the Modern world?
Middle East, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Isreal, Jordan, Syria
What material did people use to make homes in the New Stone Age?
Trees (of available), earth and clay
True or False: Everyone in ancient Sumer learned to read and write.
False, only boys and sometimes girls from rich families
What does "Pharaoh" mean in Egyptian?
Great House
In what country is modern day Catal Huyuk located?
Turkey
Each city-state had its own "god." Where did they belief the god stayed when visiting them?
the Ziggurat
What was the name of the written symbols used by Egyptians?
Hieroglyphs