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Vocab
Mesopotamian Civilization
A Skilled People
The Assyrians and The Chaldeans
Vocab Part II
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skilled craftspeople
artisan
100
What are two important reasons civilizations started in river valleys
1. Good farming conditions 2. Easier to travel and trade
100
What did the Sumerians use writing for?
To keep records and pass on their ideas to others
100
Name two reasons why the Assyrians were so powerful
1. Built a large army 2. Were well organized
100
one who studies the heavenly bodies
astronomer
200
Sumerian writing consisting of wedge-shaped marks
cuneiform
200
Why were governments formed?
To make plans and decisions about matters of common good
200
What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?
An epic that is the world's oldest known story
200
What type of metal did the Assyrians use to make weapons stronger?
Iron
200
early civilization located between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia
300
record keepers
scribe
300
Where was Mesopotamia located?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
300
Cuneiform was written on what?
Stone Tablets
300
Why did the Chaldeans defeat the Assyrians?
Assyrians began fighting each other over who would be their next king
300
a group of different lands under one ruler
empire
400
irrigation
a method of moving water from one place to another
400
What were the three social classes of Sumer?
1. High Class 2. Middle Class 3. Lower Class
400
What was improved due to the invention of the plow?
Made farming easier
400
Most of the Chaldeans were descendants of this Babylonian king
Hammurabi
400
political district
province
500
an independent state that had its own government and consisted of surrounding land and villages
city-state
500
What were the roles of men and women in Mesopotamia?
Men headed households and went to school. Women could buy and sell property and run businesses.
500
What did the Sumerians create with their number system?
60 minute hour 60 second minute 360 degree circle
500
Who defeated the Chaldeans?
The Persians
500
group of traveling merchants
caravan