VOCABULARY
What is cuneiform?
The two rivers that bordered Mesopotamia?
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
The practice of worshipping two or more Gods.
What is Polytheism?
Ancient people in Mesoptamia successfully farmed using these things.
What are canals and irrigation?
Darius I ordered this road to be built to improve the Persian Empire.
What is the Royal Road?
What is a Chariot?
A large region of rich farmland near the Tigris & Euphrates rivers.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This group believed to be part of the cosmic battle to help defeat evil in the universe.
What is Zoastrianism?
This was used to keep business records.
What is cuneiform?
This group of people created one of the first versions of the alphabet.
Who were the Phoencians?
The worship of many gods.
What is Polytheism?
This group of people were the first to build city-states in Mesopotamia and live in the Fertile Crescent.
Who were the Sumerians?
Many kings in Mesopotamia claimed their authority came from this.
What were Mesopotamian gods?
Their accomplishments incuded the wheel, the plow and the sailboat.
Who are the Sumerians?
What is division of labor?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Who was the first leader to rule an empire?
Who was Sargon?
The name of one of the oldest written stories in history about a superhuman king who fights demons.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
She was an author and oldest known writer in history.
Who was Enheduanna?
A political unit with a city and surrounding area.
What is a city-state?
More than what is needed.
What is a surplus?
What is an empire?
A pyramid-shaped temple tower.
What is a Ziggurat?
These objects were used to sign documents.
What were cylinder seals?
This leader was able to grow his empire because he allowed people to keep their independent religions and customs.
Who was Cyrus?