vocabulary
define ziggurats
pyramid shaped temples.
why is Mesopotamia a good place for growing crops
they have rich and nutrients soil
why could people become artisans
job specialization
why did sumerain priests need a system
to keep track of their stored goods
what is a surplus
more than needed for a family
which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name
Tigris and Euphrates rivers
what is Hammurabi´s code
a set of laws
what did sumerain priests first do when they needed a system
they first drew pictures on clay
when did Nebuchadnezzar become king of babylonia
604 B.C.
what is a polytheism
belief in more than one god
name several technological advances made by the Sumerains
*wheels
*plows
*writing cuneiforms
why is the epic Gilgamesh important
it was used to record sales,taxes,agreements and record keeping
what did the people use for writing in the cuneiforms
a wedged shaped marker
how many laws did Hammurabis code include
nearly 300 laws
what is an empire
a state containing several countries or territories
why did Sargon conquer Sumer
city-states constantly fighting with each other made them weak
who served a role between the Sumerains and their gods
priests
define cunieform
a system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
during what time did Akkadian man named Sargon become king of the Sumerain city-state of Kish.
during the 2300s
what is cultural diffusion
is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another
what is a stele
a carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end
who invented the alphabet
Pheoicainas
by what year did Sumerain priests create a new writing system
by 3400 B.C.
list the eight features of civilization
cities,writing,arts,agriculture,public works,social classes,job specialization,estaslish region,well organized souner ment