Lesson 1
Describe the religion of the early Sumers.
Polytheism- believing in multiple gods
Who ruled the kingdom of Akkad?
Sargon
Cuneiform
The Sumerians form of writing
Empire
A large area governed by one ruler
Explain how Sumerians wrote using cuneiform
They pressed sharp reeds into damp clay
This place is one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Hanging Gardens
Surplus
An excess of something
Province
A territory governed by as a political district of a country or empire
Mesopotamia was located between which two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Was the Assyrian Army a friendly army? Why or why not?
No. They were very forceful. They robbed people, set crops on fire, and destroyed towns and damns.
Polytheism
Caravan
A group of people who travel together to trade with people
Name the first 3 cities that Sumers built.
Ur, Uruk, Eridu
What happened to end the Assyrian Empire?
The people rebelled and fighting broke out. They couldn't decide on a new ruler, so the empire fell.
Ziggurat
A pyramid-shaped building with a temple for the gods at the top
A payment made to a ruler as a sign of surrender
What were ziggurats and why were they built?
They are a pyramid with a temple at the top. They were built to honor the gods of that city-state.
Describe the code of Hammurabi.
Code of laws, eye for an eye, helped the less powerful
Epic
A long poem about a legend or hero
Astronomer
A person who studies stars and planets