The First Empires
He created the world's first empire and ruled for 55 years.
This is the extra supplies stored in case of drought or other disasters or to trade it.
What is surplus?
This type of religious practice was very common in Mesopotamia as it is the belief in more than one god.
What is polytheism?
This means "land between two rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians invented this to cultivate the dry, hard ground.
What is the plow?
Of this group of people, they were considered the highest social class.
What is a priest?
This ruler of Babylon came to power after the fall of the Assyrian empire.
These are rivers that flow into larger rivers.
What are tributaries?
Sumerians worshiped gods, or ___________, that they believed could control nature.
What are deities?
These two rivers supply Mesopotamia with water for crops.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Sumerians developed this system to control flooding and carry water safely to crops. It included dikes, dams, and canals.
What is irrigation?
This type of government was established to settle disputes over land and water.
What is a monarchy?
They used iron weapons and war chariots.
Who were the Hittites?
This is another name for a god or goddess.
What is a deity?
This was the form of writing developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
Northern Mesopotamia sat on the high, flat land of a ______________________.
What is a plateau?
As people specialization in jobs, they _________ for goods and resources they needed from other communities.
What is traded?
Leaders of early city-states could make laws, collect taxes and _________.
What is take property for war?
They conquered Babylon and adopted its culture after the Hittites destroyed Babylon.
Who are the Kassites?
This temple was built in every Sumerian city-state.
What is a ziggurat?
Disputes over this often lead to fights between city-states. As a result, city-states built walls around themselves for protection.
What is water?
Southern Mesopotamia lay on this low, flat land. This area was formed from fine soil left behind by streams and rivers.
What is the alluvial plain?
The Sumerian traded these surplus items (3) to get resources they wanted.
What are wheat, barley, and metal tools?
Because of success in this area, Sumerian civilization began to flourish.
What is agriculture?
This king of Babylon who was chosen by the gods created 282 laws.
Who was Hammurabi?
This is a self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding villages and farmland.
What is a city-state?
This god was the god of air.
Who was Enlil?
The Assyrian Empire gained control of the trade routes in this region by mastering new weapons like the battering ram, lance, iron weapons, and war chariots.
What is southwestern Asia?
This resource contained information on planting and irrigation which was helpful for farmers.
What is an almanac?
This class of people included merchants, farmers, crafts workers, and scribes.
What is the middle class?
This empire had roads, a postal service and a thriving agriculture.
Who are the Babylonians?
This is a group of traders who travel in groups with donkeys or camels.
What is a caravan?
This was the god of water and wisdom.
Who was Enki?
Nebudchadnezzar is credited with building the Hanging Gardens in this region.
What is Babylon?
The Sumerians invented standard measurements of weight to measure this harvest.
What is grain?
This occupation had a lot of power because the person knew how to read and write.
What is a scribe?
This empire conquered Babylon after the Hittites left. They stayed for 500 years.
What is the Kassite empire?
The Sumerian scribes used this type of wedge-shaped writing to record stories and land disputes.
What is cuneiform?