Key Terms 1
A city that is also a separate, independent state.
City-State
A professional writer
Scribe
Why was Ninevah considered a "center of learning"?
Large library (with thousands of tablets)
True or False...
Citizens believed Gods either punished them or rewarded them based upon their choices on Earth.
True!
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The Land Between Two Rivers
A market selling different kinds of goods.
Bazaar
A group of traders traveling together.
Caravan
A main reason trade increased under King Hammurabi is because _____
Citizens were less afraid of other city-states
Hammurabi's Code prevented people from hurting each other
Irrigation of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers
Roads had been built for easier communication and travel
Roads had been built for easier communication and travel
Ziggurats were built to honor each city-states _____
God or Goddess
Mesopotamians honored their God through ceremonies where they did all of the following, EXCEPT
Build dams for irrigation
Played music
Presented and ate food
Lit incense
Build dams for irrigation
A traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains peoples' beliefs
Myth
Capital of Babylonia; a city of great wealth and luxury
Babylon
This King was the leader of the Assyrians and once let a wounded rival king leave as lone survivor as a message to not mess with him and the Assyrians. Sometimes referred to by his name " ___________ " of Akkad
Sargon
Which of the following was NOT a benefit of the Mesopotamians properly irrigating the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Fishing was easier
Use clay/mud as bricks for building
Harvesting strong reeds to make boats
Water to grow crops
Fishing was easier
What was the key to the populations growing quickly?
Food Surplus
Groups of wedges and lines used to write several languages of the Fertile Crescent
Cuneiform
A region of Southwest Asia and site of the first civilizations
Fertile Crescent
The Chaldeans are credited with creating the New Babylonian Empire and are responsible for all scientific advancements listed, EXCEPT
Raising honeybees
Domesticating dogs
Measuring the length of a year
Charting the stars
Domesticating dogs
What profession learned to write cuneiform in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Scribes
While independent city-states had some differences, they shared this in common
Culture (or Language)
Many territories and peoples controlled by one government
Empire
The belief in many Gods
Polytheism
What is the proper order of these empires in the Mesopotamia?
Assyrian Empire
Babylonian Empire
New Babylonian Empire
Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, New Babylonian Empire
King Nebuchadnezzar II was credited with all, EXCEPT
Building a large public pool
Building large walls around the city
Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Building a large palace
Building a large public pool
Babylon became rich mainly due to these two concepts
Trading and Conquering (war)