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Geography
5 Traits of Civilization
Life in Sumer
Hammurabi's Code
Vocabulary
100
The 2 rivers surrounding Mesopotamia that give the land its name in Greek
What are Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
places where people live and work together Ex. Ur was a place that people could trade goods, pray and work.
What are advanced cities
100
The first civilization in Mesopotamia
What is Sumer
100
The city located on the Euphrates River that was the capital of Hammurabi's empire
What is Babylon
100
A fine soil deposited by floodwaters
What is silt
200
The region of Mesopotamia is located in this current day country
What is Iraq
200
a way of keeping track of many things Ex. Sumerians invented a system of writing called Cuneiform
What is record keeping
200
Members of the upper class of Sumerian society who were believed to be able to talk to the gods
Who are kings and priests
200
Hammurabi created this to have better control over the Babylonian Empire
What is 1 code of laws (set of written rules) for everyone in Mesopotamia to follow
200
more than what we need to survive
What is a surplus
300
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers provided transportation because people could use these to get from one place to another
What are boats
300
people who do other types of work besides farming Ex. house builders, jewelry makers, priests, weavers
What are specialized workers
300
All free people in Mesopotamia, for example farmers or artisans, were in this social class
What is the middle class
300
Hammurabi's Code established that ______________ is in charge of punishing people for the crimes they commit.
What is the government (Hammurabi as emperor)
300
The Sumerian system of writing
What is Cuneiform
400
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers helped farmers because they provided these 2 important things
What are water for crops (that was controlled through the system of irrigation) and silt (rich soil good for growing crops)
400
new ways of using knowledge and tools to meet people's needs Ex. Sumerians built irrigation canals to transport water from rivers to crops.
What is advanced technology
400
This Sumerian invention made planting crops easier and crops could grow better
What is the plow
400
The laws and punishments in Hammurabi's Code were different depending on a person's __________________
What is social class
400
a collection of many people or lands under the control of one ruler
What is an empire
500
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers helped people do this in order to get things they needed
What is trade resources
500
people with a specific purpose that help meet people's needs Ex. The army's common goal was to protect the people of Sumer.
What are complex institutions
500
This Sumerian invention was important because it could help farmers and merchants transport objects faster and easier
What is the wheel
500
Hammurabi's Code is sometimes referred to as this
What is the "eye for an eye" code
500
The ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
Who is Hammurabi