Vocabulary
A group of people that settles in a new land but keeps ties to its native country
Colony
A person skilled at making things by hand
Artisan
Mesopotamia means:
land between rivers
What is the temple where the Gods lived called?
A Ziggurat
Hammurabi Wrote:
the Code of Laws
The sympathy for the beliefs and practices of others
Tolerance
A self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements
City State
What are the 2 rivers that Mesopotamia is in between?
The Tigres and the Euphrates
Who was one of the highest social classes for the Sumerians?
The priests
How many letters were in the Phonecian alphabet?
22
A category of people based on wealth or status in a society
Social Class
A belief in many gods
Polytheism
What is the land called where Mesopotamia is located?
The Fertile Crescent
How did Sumerians practice their religion?
They prayed to the God's and kept them happy because they believed that the God's controlled natural forces
How did Phonecians trade?
They used the Mediterranean Sea
An administrative district of a large empire or country
Province
The earliest form of writing
Cuneiform
How did Mesopotamia's geography help it develop?
Mesopotamia was between 2 rives so the soil was fertile which made crops grow readily
What was the name of the Chaldean king?
King Nebuchadnezzar II
The Phonecians were weak ____, but strong _____
Weak militarians, but strong builders and sailors
An agreement between nations to fight each other’s enemies; a partnership
Alliance
an extreme lack of crops or food causing widespread hunger
Famine
Why was Mesopotamia not the best place to settle?
The water level of the rivers was unreliable so sometimes it would flood or be too dry to grow crops
What was King Nebuchadnezzar II's greatest accomplishment?
His Hanging Garden
How did Hammurabi come up with his code of laws?