Empire
Led by Hammurabi, and ruled by his codes?
What is Babylon?
Moved from place to place in search of food and shelter.
Who are Nomads?
Ancient area with its own government and culture.
What is a city-state?
Main development from prehistory to ancient history.
What is a system of writing?
Developed a code of Laws and ruled Ancient Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi?
One of first civilizations that invented the wheel.
Who are the Sumerians?
Nomads did not grow crops, and did not live on a farm therefore they were known as....
What are hunter-gatherers?
Area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first civilizations emerged?
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The technique of bringing water to certain areas for farming?
What is irrigation?
King of the Chaldeans and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, he built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
Developed clever and unique military strategies and iron weapons.
Who are the Assyrians?
Land Between the Two Rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
The belief in one God?
What is monotheism?
Ancient Wonder of the World built for a wife.
What are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
What is B.C. and A.D. the abbreviation for?
What is Before Christ and Anno Domini?
Conquered by Hammurabi, led by King Sargon.
Who are the Akkadians?
Two Rivers of the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
Pyramid shaped structure used for religious ceremonies.
What is a ziggurat?
First system of writing developed in Sumer?
What area of the world is Mesopotamia located geographically?
What is the Middle East?
Held control over the Hebrews before setting them free into Canaan.
Who are the Egyptians?
What year is believed to be the end of prehistory and the development of the first writing system?
3,000 B.C.E
Sacred text of Judaism
What is the Torah?
Political divisions between areas where called what?
What are city-states?
A large area full of city-states that is controlled by one ruler.
What is an empire?