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introduction
The Quest for Order
The Formation of a Complex Society and Sophisticated Cultural Traditions
The Broader Influence of Mesopotamian Society
Indo-European Migrations
100
the fifth king of Uruk
Who is Gilgamesh?
100
between 3200 and 2350 B.C.E., first cities emerge into what?
What are city-states?
100
an alloy containing copper and tin
What is bronze?
100
pastoral nomads between Mesopotamia and Egypt (2nd millennium B.C.E)
Who are Hebrews?
100
in about 3000 B.C.E. what society breaks up
What is the Indo-European Society?
200
the stories that recount the adventures of Gilgamesh and his cherished friend, Enkitu
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
200
capital city during the time of Hammurabi
What is Babylon?
200
replaced bronze as the metal of choice for weapons and tools
What is iron?
200
moral and ethical standards for followers
What are the 10 Commandments?
200
Hittites settle in which region of Anatolia in 2000 B.C.E.
What is central?
300
the earliest urban socities to emerge in the 4th century
What is Mesopotamia?
300
Assyrians took up what part of Mespotomia (northern, southern, etc.)
What is northern?
300
flexible writing system that was developed by the Sumerians which used graphic symbols to represent, sounds, ideas, and symbols
What is uniform writing?
300
first settlers about 3000 B.C.E.; develop into kingdoms of independent city-states
Who are the Phoenicians?
300
in what year did the Hittites conquer Babylon?
What is 1595 B.C.E?
400
law of retribution and importance of social status
What is the Hammurabi's Law Code?
400
Experimented with technologies of maritime transportation and build watercraft that allowed them to venture into the Persian Gulf
Who are the Sumerians?
400
Assyrians conquer which two cities?
What is Israel (north) and Judah (south)
400
most important source of transportation for Indo-European migrators
What are horses?
500
the number of years Gilgamesh ruled as king
What is 126 years?
500
the "land of between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
500
enables people to haul heavy loads of bulk goods over much longer distances than human quarters or draft animals could manage
What are wheeled carts and wagons?
500
the Assyrians destroy which city?
What is Jerusalem?
500
Where do the Indo-Europeans originate from?
What is steppes of central Asia?