Vocabulary
A way of supplying water to an area of land (canals, ditches, basins)
What is irrigation.
The world's FIRST empire.
What is the Akkadian Empire
Divine ruler, wrote 282 Codes of Law that he named after himself.
What empire was most famous for advances in iron tools, weapons and war tactics?
What is the Assyrian Empire.
True or false. Sumer was the world's first EMPIRE.
What is FALSE.
having more of something than you actually need to survive
What is surplus.
Came after the Babylonian Empire, before the Chaldean Empire.
What is the Assyrian Empire.
Took over many city-states and territories to build the world's first EMPIRE, Akkadian.
Who is Sargon.
The Assyrian's were famous for creating the world's first ______ aka fighting on horseback.
What does it mean to be "a divine ruler?"
What is, power given to the ruler by the gods.
a pyramid-shaped place of worship. A temple can be found at the very top
What is a ziggurat.
The world's first city-state.
What is Sumer.
True or false. Sargon the Great was a terrible ruler that was cruel and did no good for the Akkadian people.
False. Although Sargon was cruel to foreign city-states, he made the Akkadian Empire one of the strongest and vibrant empires in the world!
The Sumerians invented the first type of written language which they wrote on clay tablets using symbols called _____.
What is cuneiform.
This was deposited on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It made the soil rich and great for farming. It is one of the reasons we call this area the FERTILE crescent.
What is silt.
person who acts as a writer to record information.
Who is a scribe.
The last major empire in Mesopotamia. Also referred to as the New Babylonian Empire.
What is the Chaldean Empire.
What is the relation between the King of Babylon and the King of Chaldean?
The king of Babylon was the father of the King of Chaldean.
What is ALL. EVERYTHING!!
What is larger; a province or an empire?
What is an empire.
a region shaped like a large arc of fertile farmland; Persian Gulf to Mediterranean
What is the Fertile Crescent.
Came after the Akkadian Empire, known for the beginning of written laws.
What is the Babylonian Empire.
King Nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of this empire was responsible for the creation of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
What is the Chaldean Empire.
One of the major inventions in Sumer. This helped with travel and trade.
What is the wheel.
Each city-state had their own god that they worshipped. What did this mean about the peoples religious beliefs?
What is, they were polytheistic. (worship of many gods)