GOVERMENT OR LEADERS
between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Where is Mesopotamia located
monotheistic or polytheistic
polyutheistic
what was a ziggurat
a temple built for relegoins worship
code of hammurabi
written laws favored upper classes common penalty was eye for an eye
why did people settle in mesopotamia
civillzations first developed about 3000 BCE in the river valleys of Mesopotamia Egypt India and china
how is an empire different from a city state
is a group of many differnt lands under one ruler
what does the word paralle mean giving directions to someone to find a location
these rivers are nearly pareallel to each other and flow more than 1000 miles 1600km
the wheel
made transport of goods more efficent
was a king in mesopotamia
sargon
how did floods sometimes help farmers in mesoptamia
early mesopotamaian farmers used water from the tigris and euphrates rivers to water their feilds
faster movement across water
sail
faster cultaviation of soil
plow
allows for easier transport of water to crops
irrigation