Vocabulary 1
People who specialized in writing
Scribes
This was the first invention created to help farmers
The plow
Sumerian priests worked in this
Ziggurat
This person created the first empire in world history
Sargon of Akkad
The climate in Mesopotamia is _________ which makes farming difficult.
Arid
Babylon was a ________________ in Sumer.
City-state
The Sumerians developed arithmetic for what reason
Women's main role was to ____________.
Raise children
What is a new policy that Darius implemented to control his huge empire?
He set up provinces ruled by satraps.
The flood deposited this by the rivers
Many historians believe Sumer was the first ________________
Civilization
The wedge-shaped symbols used for writing
Cuneiform
Who was considered lower class citizens
How is the Code of Hammurabi like our laws today?
They were used to bring justice.
It identified acts of wrongdoing and their punishments.
They applied to all people, not just a few.
What is the land that is stretched in a curve from the Persian Gulf through Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean Sea called?
Fertile Crescent
This word means "picture writing"
Pictographs
Name two professions that benefit from the invention of the wheel
Farming and pottery
Who belonged to the upper class
Kings and priests
How is the Code of Hammurabi different than our laws today?
More of an "eye for an eye" model.
It is very harsh.
No punishment for falsely accusing.
What are two geographic challenges that faced the people of Mesopotamia?
No rain
No forests
The belief in many gods and/or goddesses
Polytheism
Early wheels were made out of this material
Wood
Who belonged to the middle class
farmers and artisans
Name 2 ways Darius tried to unite his huge empire
He set up provinces ruled by satraps.
He built the royal road.
He set up a code of law based on Hammurabi's model.
He minted his own coins to promote business and made it easy to pay taxes
How did the Mesopotamians change their environment to deal with the challenges of the area?
Built an irrigation system
Used mud and reeds for building houses