Four empires
What empire did King Sargon lead?
The Akkadians/Akkadian empire
What is one characteristic of a civilization?
1. Stable food supply, so the people in the society have the food they need to survive
2. Social structure with different social levels and jobs
3. System of government, to ensure that life in the society is orderly
4. Religious system, which involves both a set of beliefs and forms of worship
5. Highly developed way of life that includes the arts, such as painting, architecture, music, and literature
6. Advances in technology
7. A highly developed written language
The geography in Mesopotamia made it difficult place to create a civilization. Why?
It was a desert
Lack of rain
Hot temperatures
What does "mesopotamia" mean?
Between two rivers
The Sumerians invented something that made it possible for their armies to use chariots. What was it?
The wheel
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of which empire?
Neo-Babylonian
The Sumerians used levees, canals, and dams to
control the amount of water in the valley.
Why were Sumerian settlements called "city-states?"
Each settlement had its own ruler and farmland.
Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Tigris
What is siege?
A military operation where the enemy is surrounded and fired upon until their surrender.
The Akkadian Empire was know for what?
Becoming the world's first empire
What did scribes do in ancient Sumer?
Helped record laws as well as contracts.
Why did Sumerians have to work together after they built levees, canals, and dams?
Due to the silt flowing through the river.
Mesopotamia is located in the modern country of
Iraq
What is a ziggurat?
An ancient Mesopotamian temple
Why was Hammurabi's code an important achievement?
It established a code of laws that unified his empire and applied to everyone which helped lay the foundations of law throughout history.
Sumerians were excellent architects. They created this new form of architecture called
The arch
What did city-states do to protect themselves from invaders?
Build walls and dig moats
What caused early people, that lived in the Zagros Mountains (know as the first Mesopotamians), to move to the river valley?
Food shortages
What invention made the BIGGEST impact on food supply in Sumer?
The plow
In which empire were women allowed to own property?
Babylonia
What was the first plow in Sumer made out of?
Wood
Geography
Religion
Achievement
Politics
Economy
Social structure
What empire was the Hanging Gardens of Babylon part of?
Neo-Babylonian
What are four forms of irrigation used in Mespotamia?
Canal
Dam
Resevoir
Levee