Geography
What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between 2 rivers
or
Land between the rivers
Name a Sumerian invention
Plow, wheel, cuneiform (writing), math, maps, irrigation, sail, plow, mass-produced pottery, arch
Who led the Akkadiains?
Sargon
What did Hammurabi do? Describe it
Created "Hammurabi's Code." It was a set of laws that all Babylonians had to follow
What is a Ziggurat used for (2 things)?
A temple to the gods and a place to store grain
What 2 rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What was the name of the very first city in the world? (it was located in Sumer)
Uruk
Describe Sargon's fighting formation
Phalanx: Group of soldiers in rows, shooting arrows over their heads
What types of transportation did Babylonians use to trade?
Foot, donkey, cart, gulf boat, coracle, raft
Who is at the top of the social class in Mesopotamia?
Who is 2nd?
Kings
Priests
What country is Mesopotamia in today?
Iraq
What was the main crop Sumerians grew?
Barley
What kind of weapons did the Akkadians use?
Composite bow and arrow, which could shoot further
Who led the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Why did the Sumerians invent cuneiform?
To keep records of items
What did floods bring in?
Silt
What did Cuneiform start out as? Describe it
What made the Akkadians the first empire?
First civilization to have one powerful King rule over the entire area
What parts of Hammurabi's Code are still used today?
How is a city state different than a city?
It has it's own military and government (king)
What natural resource did Mesopotamia have a lot of?
How did irrigation help Sumerian farmers?
Canals and ditches helped flood water leave fields, or bring in more water from rivers.
What caused the Akkadian Empire to collapse?
Sargon's sons weren't good leaders, a drought lead to starvation, and they were conquered by the Babylonians
Name 1 thing King Nebuchadnezzar did
Destroyed Jerusalem, took Jews captive and made them slaves, rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city
Why did people start to have other jobs besides farming?
There was a food surplus (they had enough food), meaning not everyone had to farm to survive