Definitions
Define an artifact
a man made object used by historians to learn about a group of people in the past.
Written language
Cuneiform
Rafts
made of trees (logs) chopped down in the mountains then floated down stream.
Mountains to the North of Mesopotamia
Caucasus Mountains
Role of a Scribe
to write in cuneiform and make tablets and cylinder seals.
Define city-state
A city that has it's own ruler and form of government.
Ziggurat
Pyramid-like temple to Mesopotamian Gods
Gulf Boats
large, sail boats used to travel on open water
Mountains to the West of Mesopotamia
Taurus Mountains
Role of a priest
talk to the Gods, make important decisions for the city, take care of the ziggurat and offerings
Define a empire
Each city has the same ruler and the ruler is actively taking over cities to gain land.
Cuneiform means
wedge-shaped
Cylinder seal
small stone cylinder with carving, used as a signature.
Mountains to the East of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
Mesopotamian religion
believed in gods, goddesses and demons
ziggurat means
"to build on a raised area"
Mesopotamia means
"land between two rivers in Greek"
Coracle Boats
Small, circular boats used for river travel. Can navigate up and down stream.
The two rivers in Mesopotamia are
The Tigris and Euphrates
Three Major groups of Mesopotamia
1) Sumerians 2) Assyrians 3) Babylonians
Define polytheism
Belief in more than one god
Code of Hammurabi
a set of 282 laws established by the Babylonian King Hammurabi.
King Ashurbanipal
A fierce Assyrian king who told people to bring back writings and collected about 20,000 cuneiform tablets were found for him.
Mesopotamia is found in which modern countries?
Iraq and Syria
live in harmony with gods, so that "bad things" won't happen.