Vocabulary
Code
organized set of laws
Babylon-Geography Feature and Adjective
Plain and inventive
Why did kings rise to power?
They were supported by the gods and had military leadership/skills
Pictograph
picture writing
Artisan
A skilled worker who makes goods/objects by hand
Plateau
a broad area of high, elevated, flat land
Fertile Crescent
"C" shaped area of good soil for farming
Why were priests the first leaders of city-states
They were connected to the gods
Scribe and Stylus
Professional writer and sharpe reed to write in clay
Administrator
Managers to organize and direct building projects
Plain
a broad area of flat open land
Mesopotamia
land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
Where was Hammurabi's Code placed and how did it keep order.
Center of the city-state (Babylon)
Placed in the center for all people to see the laws, be protected by the laws and all would follow the laws
Cuneiform
wedge-shaped writing-600 symbols
simple to complex patterns
Social Class
levels of people in society based on jobs and wealth
irrigation
bringing water to dry fields and carrying water away from flooded fields using canals, ditches and pipes
Cradle of Civilization
location where civilization may have been born and raised
How did nature influence the creation of the Sumerian religion?
They felt helpless against the forces of nature so they created a religion to explain what they didn't understand.
Phoenician Alphabet
22 symbols alphabet based on sound
Phoenicians
Sea traders
Epic
a long poem
Assyria (Geography feature and adjective)
Plateau and war-like
What are the 5 Characteristics of Civilization?
1) Government: Leadership and Planning
2) Economy based on surplus
3) Population to support specialization
4) Social Classes
5) Culture/Inventions
Why did the Sumerians need to invent writing?
Needed to keep track of increasing trade.
Empire
A nation and the other nations it has conquered under one ruler