The Akkadian Empire
What type of government did Sargon first establish?
An empire.
Define Urban.
City areas.
What is a pictograph?
Picture symbols used in writing.
What farming tool was pulled by oxen?
The plow.
Who is the most famous Chaldean king?
Nebuchadnezzar.
Along what two rivers did the Akkadian Empire develop?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
Define rural.
Countryside areas.
What is a scribe?
A writer.
What transportation methods involved the wheel.
Carts and wagons.
Where were the Chaldeans from?
The Syrian Desert.
Who broke the peace between the Akkadians and the Sumerians.
What is a city-state?
An area consisting of a city and the surrounding countryside.
Define epics.
Long poems that tell the stories of heroes.
What number was the Sumerian math system based on?
Sixty.
What Empire did the Chaldeans destroy?
The Assyrian Empire.
What two bodies of water did the Akkadian Empire stretch between?
The Persian Gulf and the Meditteranean Sea.
By 3,000 BC, what city-state had become very powerful?
Kish.
The world's first system of writing.
What did Sumerians use bronze for?
Making stronger tools and weapons.
What type of center did Babylon become?
A center of astronomy.
What ancient city is Baghdad near?
Akkad.
Who was Gilgamesh?
One of Uruk's kings.
What occupation could you take to move up in social class?
A scribe.
What device did the Sumerians make with a wheel to allow you to sping pottery?
A potter's wheel.
What is the famous garden called in Nebuchadnezzar's grand palace?
The Hanging Gardens.