Vocab 1
Civilization
complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing
A method that brings water to crops
Irrigation
The ______________ developed a _____________ based on the cycles of the moon.
Sumerians; calendar
The mountain people who captured Babylon in 539 B.C. were known as Persians
True
What was the role of women in Sumerian society. (MUST name three things)
in charge or running home and caring for children
expected to teach their daughters the same skills
run business if they had one.
Mesopotamia means what in Greek?
land between the rivers
A hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds
Gilgamesh
_______ wrote legal codes that covered daily life.
Hammurabi
The Assyrians taught the Hittites how to use stronger metals such as iron to make weapons?
False; the Hittites taught the Assyrians
They built dams and irrigation systems that brought water to crops
astronomers
people who study the heavenly bodies
pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
ziggurat
The _____________ _____________ of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Hanging Gardens
Women in the Sumerian Society were in charge of running errands and getting food for the family.
False; men worked and got food for the family
Name me one thing that women were in charge of outside of the house. (*only a few women had these)
businesses
city-state
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
cuneiform
The Babylonians used trade routes between the Mediterranean Sea and the ___________________ which helped them become rich from trade.
Persian Gulf
The Babylonians developed a calendar based on the cycles of the moon.
False; the Sumerians developed a calendar
Which mountain people captured Babylon?
Persians
cuneifrom
form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
Greek for "land between rivers"
Mesopotamia
The Hittites taught the __________ how to use stronger metals such as iron for weaponry
Assyrians
Hammurabi wrote amendment, which were the laws or rules that covered everyday life.
False; he wrote legal codes
Name three reason why people moved to different areas of land?
War, food, resources, population, etc.