Key Terms and People #1
_______________ , consisting mainly of wedge-shaped symbols, was the world's first writing system.
What is Cuneiform?
A professional writer is called a _________________ .
What is a Scribe?
Mesopotamia was located on land between ...
What is the Euphrates River?
What is the Tigris River?
What was the first written set of laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
Sumerian city centers were dominated by __________________ .
What are Temples?
The belief in many gods is called _______________ .
What is Polytheism?
Hammurabi became the greatest ___________ of ancient Babylon.
What is a Monarch?
What technology did the Hittites and Assyrians use in battle.
What are iron weapons and chariots?
The resource for which Phoenicia was well known.
What is Cedar Wood?
Most people were farmers and lived mainly in ______________ or countryside areas.
What is Rural?
Among the contributions of the Sumerians was the _________ and the first vehicles, carts and wagons, that used it.
What is the Wheel?
Many territories and people controlled by one government is a(n) ________________ .
What is an Empire?
Who served as a link between the Sumerians and the gods.
What are priests?
The Assyrians were known for their ...
What is Library and Skilled Warriors?
The army of ____________ defeated all the city-states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesopotamia.
Who is Sargon?
________________ increased the amount of food farmers were able to produce, resulting in a surplus.
What is Irrigation?
_______________ is the epic story of a legendary Sumerian King.
What is Gilgamesh?
Why did city-states fight each other for farmland.
What is each city-state wanted enough farmland to grow food for its people?
Hammurabi and Nebuchadnezzar both ...
What is Built up Babylon?
To irrigate their land, Sumerians dug __________ , human-made waterways that connected basins to a network of ditches.
What are Canals?
_____________ ___ ______________ exists when individuals specialize in different tasks or jobs.
What is Division of Labor?
A(n) ______________ is a pyramid-shaped temple that rose above each Sumerian city.
What is a Ziggurat?
According to the social hierarchy of Mesopotamia, rank the following positions in order from highest to lowest.
What is King, Priest, Craftsperson, Farmer, Slave?
What was the relationship between trade and the spread of the Phoenician alphabet.
What is the alphabet spread along their trade routes?
Sumerians used sharp _________________ to make symbols on clay tablets.
What are Reeds?