Terms 1
These people went to school to become professional writers. They were the only people in the land who could keep records for the kings and priests.
Who are scribes?
What is a bazaar?
These provided water for irrigation, fish for food, and reeds for building. They also deposited fertile soil when they flooded.
What are the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers?
This people developed sophisticated weapons and conquered many lands.
Who are the Assyrians?
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Symbols and wedges combined to make wedges and lines.
What is cuneiform?
Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar II, Sargon of Assyria, Kind David, and King Solomon are examples of this.
Who were strong rulers in the Fertile Crescent?
This people established trade routes throughout the Mediterranean.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Stories about god that explain people's beliefs.
What are myths?
What is monotheism?
What is Hammurabi's code?
This group of people built the city of Jerusalem and established a monotheistic religion.
Who are the Israelites?
An area of many territories and people that are controlled by one government.
What is an empire?
A time when there is so little food that many people starve.
What is famine?
This people became skilled warriors by defending their land. Later they decided to attach and ruled a large empire.
Who are the Assyrians?
This people developed the first alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
A group of travelers.
What is a caravan?
This is also known as a binding agreement.
What is a covenant?
Cuneiform and the Phoenician alphabet are examples of this.
What are writing methods in Mesopotamia?
This people created a center of learning. Strides were made in astronomy and mathematics because of them.
Who are the Babylonians?