Vocabulary
A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
What is a province?
He was the first Emperor of Mesopotamia
Who is Sargon?
This is the "New Babylonian Empire"
What is the Chaldean Empire?
Sumerians created this to keep us rolling...
What is the wheel?
Before empires, we had this, a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
What are city-states?
What is Cuneiform?
This Emperor created laws that still influence legal systems worldwide
Who is Hammurabi?
King Sargon was the emperor of this group of people...
Who are the Akkadians? or
What is Akkad?
This was the first system of writing...
What is cuneiform?
We call Mesopotamia this, mainly due to its shape and good soil..
What is the fertile crescent?
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler.
What is an Empire?
These people kept records in ancient Sumer
Who are scribes?
Hammurabi was known for creating a set of rules for this empire...
What is Babylon?
The Sumerians used this to measure fields and plan buildings
What is geometry?
The three social classes in ancient Sumeria...
What are the lower, middle, and upper classes?
Forced payments
What is Tribute?
This King rebuilt Babylon making it the largest and richest city in the world
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
This group took over after the fall of "New Babylon"
Who are the Persians?
The Assyrians created this to connect their provinces...
What are roads?
What is silt?
A person who studies the planets and the stars.
Who is an astronomer?
The King of this group had the first library
Who are the Assyrians?
This empire had troops that were well-trained but would rob others, burn crops, and destroy towns...
Who are the Assyrians?
This used complex irrigation to water a massive staircase of greenery.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
The Sumerians created this to bring water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
What is irrigation?