Vocabulary
a belief in more than one God
What is polytheism?
the two rivers that the earliest known civilization developed between
What is the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Gilgamesh's "brother" and companion
Who is Enkidu?
This king built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
what are the zagros mountains?
or What are the taurus mountains?
a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
What is a ziggurat?
the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels
What is irrigation?
One of the grandest cities of Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon?
a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
what is an artisan?
a system of writing developed byt he Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks.
What is cuneiform?
exchanging goods or services instead of using money
What is barter?
This king formed the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Hammurabi?
A payment made to a ruler.
What is a tribute?
could read and write cuneiform
What are scribes?
Sumer was located in ___________ Mesopotamia. (North, South, East, West)
What is southern?
The capital of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Nineveh?
Groups of people divided into an upper, middle and lower class.
What is a social structure?
The king who threw daniel in the lions den
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Sumerians wrote the world's oldest story, an epic poem called the ____ __ __________
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
the good soil washed up by the tigris and euphrates twice per year
what is silt?
A belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
What is the word for "new stone" age
What is Neolithic Age?