Ancient Near East
The belief that there are many gods who rule over and control the world.
What is polytheism?
The head of the family system, who could lead and act however they wanted without consequence.
What is a husband?
King Sargon's capital city, from which he ruled the Akkadian Empire.
The capital city of Assyria, which struck fear in the hearts of everyone who heard its name.
What is Nineveh?
The first official law code of the Ancient Near East, which contained 282 laws and laid the foundation for modern law practice.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
The practice of manipulating water sources (such as rivers and lakes) to feed and water crops.
What is irrigation agriculture?
The language of the ancient Sumerians, which combined symbols on clay tablets to create meaning.
What is cuneiform?
The language of the Akkadians, adapted from Sumerian cuneiform and developed to be more complex.
What is Old Akkadian?
The act of surrounding a city and camping out until its people are too weak to resist.
What is a siege?
The first great king of Babylonia, who wrote the first major law code and established the strongest, most unified empire to date.
Who is King Hammurabi?
An official who studied the stars in order to discern the will of the gods.
What is an astrologer?
A type of slavery typically made up of people who were taken in battle and forced to serve for life.
What is chattel slavery?
This title was taken by various Akkadian rulers to signify their massive amount of power.
What is "King of the Four Quarters of the World?"
The act of taking a people group from their land, relocating them, and replacing them with another.
What is exile?
After Hammurabi's death, his successors were unable to keep the Empire unified, and it was defeated by the Kassites.
What is the fall of Babylonia?
What is a pharaoh?
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
The great king of Akkad, who conquered Sumer, founded the Akkadian Empire, and expanded its borders all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.
Who is King Sargon?
The great king of Assyria, who strengthened and expanded Assyrian control, and also developed the concept of exile.
Who is Tiglath-Pileser III?
The great Babylonian king who restored Babylon's former glory and conquered all of Mesopotamia.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar II?
A type of economy in which the poor paid taxes to the palace, which redistributed the money to the wealthier classes.
What is a redistribution economy?
Due to civil unrest rising salinity in the rivers, King Sargon of Akkad was able to conquer and take over this great nation.
What is the fall of Sumer?
What is the fall of Akkad?
King Cyaxares of Media and King Nabopolassar of Babylon came together and destroyed the great city of Nineveh, which began Assyria's ultimate decline.
What is the fall of Assyria?
In 539 BCE, King Cyrus of Persia conquered the great city of Babylon and returned the exiled Jews to their homeland.