Vocab
GRAPES
Sumerians
Empires of Mesopotamia
Misc
100

What is a Ziggurat?

An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top

100

Who had all of the power in society?

The king

100

Who was lived in the Ziggurats and was thought to be able to talk with the gods?

Priests

100

Which empire was Sargon the king?

The Akkadians

100

What is secondhand information about an event not created at the time in question but uses sources created at the time of an event as evidence?

Secondary Source

200

What is Cuneiform?

The first recorded written language that uses wedge-shaped characters written on clay tablets

200

What is the belief in multiple gods?

Polytheism

200
What was the first story ever written down?

The Epic of Gilgamesh

200

Which empire was known for a very strong army 50,000 strong?

The Assyrians

200

What was the richest city at this time? 

Babylon

300

A person who writes in this time period is also called a....?

Scribe

300

Which was the two rivers that made up the Fertile Cresent in Mesopotamia?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

300

Who was the group of people were consisted of the middle class

Skilled Workers

300

Who was the first King of the Amorites (Babylonians)?

King Hammurabi

300

What is a Primary Source

Firsthand information that was created at the time in question

400

Pipes or channels used to carry water are called?


Aqueducts

400

How many laws make up Hammurabi's Code?

282

400

Who was the Sumerian God of the Air

Enlil

400
What Empire built the first Library

The Assyrians

400

What is Culture

Beliefs and behaviors of a group

500

What is an Artisan? 


A skilled worker that involves making things by hand Stele

500

List one of the three first cities of Sumer?

Ur, Uruk, and/or Eridu

500

What is a city state?

A city that governs itself

500

Which empire built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

The Chaldeans

500

Why did city states often go to war?

They fought over resources and political boarders.