VOCAB
INVENTIVE INVENTIONS
KINGS, GOVERNMENT AND RULERS
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Sumerian temple
Ziggurat
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What is this Sumerian form of writing called?
Cuneiform?
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Created the world's first empire
Sargon
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Different levels of a society that people are divided into
Social-class
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Sargon I was king of this empire.
Akkadian Empire
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What mountain range is south of the Black Sea?
Zagros Mountains
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Government ruled by a king or queen, title passed down through the blood line.
Monarchy
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Bringing water to dry areas of land: canals, levees, etc.
Irrigation
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An independent city that has its own government. A mini city.
City-state
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Which class would government officials fall under?
Upper class
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The other name of the Amorites, the empire Hammurabi controlled.
Babylonians
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The gods were mainly what specific type of gods in Mesopotamia?
Nature gods
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A group of lands under one government.
Empire
300
Allowed for the quick planting of crops by quickly digging up the ground, eventually made of metal.
Plows
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Created the world's first written law code?
Hammurabi
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The class made up of farmers, fisherman, merchants, traders, and skilled workers.
Middle class
300
The first city-state in Mesopotamia
Sumer
300
To trade without money
Barter
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A long poem describing the tale of a hero.
Epic
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Made of fabric and used to help boats move in the water.
Sail
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What was the first written laws called?
Hammurabi's Code
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What is a social pyramid also known as?
Hierarchy pyramid
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The first epic poem ever written?
Epic of Gilgamesh
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What was the fertile soil called that made Mesopotamia so good for growing crops?
Silt
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Worshipping more than one god
Polytheistic
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Combining of metals to create newer, stronger types of metal.
Metallurgy
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Who created the world's first standing army?
Sargon
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Which class had the highest population in ancient Mesopotamia?
Middle class
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Stone pillar where Hammurabi carved his laws?
Stele
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Mesopotamia is also known as the?
Fertile Crescent