Geography
The "Cradle of Civilization"
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Each city-state was governed by one
What is a god?
This invention helped lay the foundation for future civilizations and cultures.
What is agriculture?
He was the king of the Akkadian Empire.
Who is Sargon?
This activity made the city-states rich.
What is trade?
These were at the bottom of the social pyramid.
Who are enslaved workers?
The "land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
These were large stepped pyramids created as the site of each city-state's temple.
What are ziggurats?
This was the most significant achievement of the Sumerian culture.
What is writing?
This empire from outside of Mesopotamia conquered the Chaldean Empire.
What is the Persian Empire?
Thanks to these people, Mesopotamia had a stable food supply.
What are farmers?
These were the record keepers of a society.
Who were the scribes?
Complex, organized institutions, such as government and religion, are a characteristic of this.
What is a civilization?
The worship of many gods or deities
What is "polytheism"?
He wrote the first complete code of laws
Who is Hammurabi?
This was the capital of the Assyrian Empire.
What is Nineveh?
These two rivers were the heart of Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
This led to class differences in Mesopotamia
What is specialized labor?
The first true civilization
What is Sumer?
These people were seen to control the customs of the people.
Who were the priests?
The Sumerian system of writing
What is cuneiform?
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of this empire.
What is the Chaldean Empire?
an independent sovereign city that serves as the center of political, economic, and cultural life over its contiguous territory
What is a "city-state"?
Priests were seen to share power with these officials.
Who were the kings?
The largest Sumerian city-state
What is Uruk?
The worship of one deity or god
What is "monotheism"?
This is the earliest surviving piece of Sumerian literature.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This leader conquered the Persian Empire.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The richest of the Sumerian city-states
What is Ur?
In this society, men are the chief decision-makers.
What is a patriarchal society?