Religion
A _______ was built as a temple dedicated to the main god of the city.
Ziggurat
What are the three social classes?
Upper class, Middle Class, and Lower class
What is a wall built along a river to prevent floods?
Levees
What is a city and the surrounding area that is also an independent nation with its own army, currency, and laws.
City-State
True or False
In 3500 B.C.E. the Akkadians conquered Sumer.
False
What was at the top of the temple?
A shrine
I live in a one story house and I help provide food for my civilization, who am I?
A Farmer
Civilizations depend on farming which created a __________ of food.
Surplus
What is a stele?
a large carved stone
Why did King Hammurabi create laws?
To create a fair, justice, structural society.
What were Mesopotamians religious beliefs?
They believed that the gods owned everything, they believed in multiple gods and goddess.
My family and I live in a two story house close by the King and I am the only other person who can go enter a Ziggurat, who am I?
A Priest
What is a system of writing?
Cuneiform
His hands shall be cut off
The __________ greatest achievement is creating the world's first empire.
Akkadians
How did the Mesopotamians worship their gods?
By praying everyday and creating statues that continued to pray and gave offerings
At a young age I went to tablet school to learn how to read and write, who am I?
A Scribe
What two rivers are located in Mesopotamia that helped create fertile soil for farmers?
The Tigris and Euphrates River
How did King Hammurabi get his power?
From the sun god Shamash
Which empire created new war weapons that consist of siege warfare, battery ram, and movable towers?
The Assyrian Empire
Mesopotamians were _______________ meaning they believed in more than one god or goddesses.
Polytheistic
True or False
The scribe was the only one who could give offerings to the gods.
False
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
City-state Sumer, The Sumerians
In Mesopotamia, taxes were collected in each city-state to maintain what?
Levees, buildings, army
Why would Nebuchadnezzar II want to restore the splendor of Hammurabi?
Nebuchadnezzar II wanted to restore the splendor of Hammurabi because the Babylonians enjoyed Hammurabi’s economic and societal structure.