Vocabulary
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
What is a city-state?
the items Sumerians made from minerals and metals
What are weapons and jewelry?
location of one of the world's first libaries
What is Nineveh?
the Sumerians were the first to use this tool - theirs were solid wood circles
a person who studies planets and stars
What is an astronomer?
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
What is cuneiform?
the season in which water was scarce in Mesopotamia
What is summer?
army known for its brutality (setting crops on fire, taking tributes, etc)
What is the Assyrian army?
type of boat invented by the Sumerians; used to travel on the river
What is a sailboat?
He created the world's first empire which lasted for more than 200 years
Who is Sargon?
a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
What is an empire?
the type of religion practiced by the Sumerians
What is polytheism?
type of weapons used by Assyrians
What is iron?
artisans shaped clay into bowls and jars using this
What is a potter's wheel?
these people rebelled against the Assyrians
Who are the Chaldeans?
a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
What is a province?
the reason Sumerian city-states went to war
What are resources and political borders?
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world built by Nebuchadnezzar
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
the type of calendar invented by the Sumerians
What is a 12 month calendar?
he wrote the first written legal code
Who was Hammurabi?
a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
What is a tribute?
What is death?
merchants that came to the city of Babylon in traveling groups
What are caravans?
a Sumerian epic written 4,000 years ago and still studied today
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
these type of people made up the Sumerian middle class
Who are merchants, farmers, fishers, and artisans?