Vocabulary
Children´s children who migrated to other parts of the world
Descendants
are complex societies.
cities
organized governments
art
religion
class divisions
writing system
Civilizations
Mesopotamia means
The land between two rivers.
The first major civilization in Mesopotamia was in a region called
Sumer
Hammurabi changed the name of Sumer to
Babylon
Small groups of people of related families
bands
Goods and ideas to move from place to place
Trade
In the spring, the rivers often flooded, leaving behind rich soil for farming creating the
Fertile Crescent
Each city-state had its own_____ and was not part of any larger unit
Government
Hammurabi is best known for his set of laws called
The Code of Hammurabi
The use of knowledge and skills to make the work of everyday life easier
Technology
Centers of civilization
Cities
built walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to their fields. This is called
Irrigation
Three Social Classes in Sumer
Upper, Middle, and Lower Class
There were___ laws written
282
Have died out
extinction
Large amount of people can be fed
Farming
*DAILY DOUBLE**** The two rivers that allowed Mesopotamia to succeed
Tigris and Euphrates
Sargon’s empire lasted for more than _____ before falling to invaders.
200 years
The Code of Hammurabi´s principles revolved around this saying..
Eye for and eye.
Experiences taught them which animals and plants could be eaten without unpleasant results
Consequences
conquered all of Mesopotamia creating the world’s first empire.
Sargon
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The writing of the Sumerians was called
Cuneiform.