Vocab 1
Fertile Crescent
A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland.
Silt
a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks, to grow crops.
What are the 2 main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
Scribe
A person trained to read and write.
Surplus
Rural
Countryside areas with farming
Canals
Human made water ways. Part of the irrigation system
Building houses and temples is an example of?
Architecture
Chariot
Two-wheeled vehicle pulled by horses
Symbols that represent objects or ideas. Early form of writing
Pictographs
Urban
Populated areas with more job opportunities
Irrigation
systems were created to bring water from rivers to the fields to help crops grow.
Billy's religion believes in multiple Gods. This is an example of?
Polytheism
Ziggurat
Large temple built to honor gods
Long poems that told the stories of heroes and gods
Epics
Babylon is an example of this
City-State
The Fertile Crescent extends from the ______ to the _______
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
Explain the importance of Division of Labor
It allowed people to specialize in different jobs, such as farming, crafting, or trading. An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task or job.
Social Hierarchy
Division of society by rank or class.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of what?
an epic
The area between the two rivers was called what?
Mesopotamia - means between 2 rivers
What is Cuneiform and what did it look like?
The people of Sumer developed the first forms of writing, using wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.
Who was at the top of the social hierarchy and who was at the bottom?
Mesopotamia placed kings and priests at the top, slaves at the bottom
Empire
a large area of land ruled by one leader, often made up of several different regions and cultures.
How did a surplus of food lead to more complex civilizations?
Division of labor - more time to focus on other tasks and become experts in different jobs