Vocabulary
Fine particles of fertile soil found along the riverbanks.
Silt
The ancient writing system that involved cutting wedge-shaped marks into clay.
Cuneiform
A Babylonian king who is known for creating a strict set of laws.
Choices: Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar
Which social class did a Slave belong to?
Lower Class
Throughout history, two factors have influenced where people settle: Drinking water and the ability to grow _____.
crops
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.
City-State
Did Sumerians or Assyrians invent a 12 month calendar based on the moon?
Sumerians
Sargon was the leader of Akkad who created the world's first...
Empire
Which social class did a Merchant belong to?
Middle Class
The Euphrates and Tigris rivers run in what relationship to each other?
Parallel to
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.
Ziggurat
Which metal did Sumerians invent? Copper, Tin, Bronze or Iron?
Bronze
One factor that contributed to the success of this Empire was its weapons made of Iron. What Empire was this?
Choices: Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians or Chaldeans
Assyrian Empire
Which social class did Priests belong to?
Upper Class
Hammurabi's Code demanded "an eye for an eye," meaning the punishment should match the ______ of the crime.
Seriousness
A belief in more than 1 god.
Polytheism
Which invention did the Sumerians NOT invent. Wheel, Wooden Plow, Chariot or Wagon?
Wagon
In 612 B.C., this group joined the Chaldeans to defeat the Assyrian army.
True or False: The lower class was Sumer's largest social group.
False- The middle class was
Sumerian kings claimed they received their power from the ______
City's gods
A person who copies or writes out documents.
Scribe
Which invention/s was/were not created by the Sumerians - the 60 second minutes, potter's wheel, sundial or iron?
sundial and iron
Who were the kings to create the New Babylonian Empire?
Choices: Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar
Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar
True or False: Sumerians from all social classes learned to read and write cuneiform.
False
Which information did Sumerian scribes NOT record: Court records, Business dealings, or Anniversaries?
Anniversaries and birthdays