Geography
Early civilizations started around a...
To supply water to.
Irrigate
King who developed a harsh code of law; consequences depended on your class.
Hammurabi
Invention of the ancient Sumerians that made transporting things easier.
The wheel.
Due to their lack of power and status, slaves were placed here on the social pyramid.
The bottom.
Land between the two rivers.
Mesopotamia
The people of ancient Mesopotamia believed in many gods making them...
Polytheistic
Due to their power and position in society, kings were placed here on the social pyramid.
At the top.
The written language of the ancient Mesopotamians.
Cuneiform
The idea that all members of a society have to obey the law.
Rule of law.
Modern day nation where Mesopotamia is located.
Iraq
A temple in ancient Mesopotamia.
Ziggurat
A powerful city that controlled itself and nearby land.
City-state
Hammurabi's Code was inscribed on a...
Stele
Empire from Mesopotamia that developed a battering ram.
The Assyrian Empire.
What rivers left behind after they flooded that fertilized the soil.
Silt
The first monotheistic religion that is still practiced today.
Judaism
Form of government in ancient Mesopotamia.
Monarchy
People who went to school to learn how to read and write.
Scribes
One reason the empires of Mesopotamia declined.
What is: *death of original ruler weakens empire
*invasions/rebellions
*civil war
The two rivers that flow through Mesopotamia.
The Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
The six steps of the irrigation process.
01) Canals
02) Levees
03) Breaking open levees to flood entire fields
04) Plowing
05) Shadoofs
06) Artificial lakes
List the four empires of Mesopotamia.
01) Akkadian Empire
02) Babylonian Empire
03) Assyrian Empire
04) Neo-Babylonian Empire
The main reason the ancient Mesopotamians created a written language.
*To keep track of traded goods.
*To keep track of surplus crops.
*To keep records of taxes.
The first civilization to emerge in the Fertile Crescent.
The Sumerians.