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“land between two rivers”
What is Mesopotamia
100
Polytheistic Wrote myths (Epic of Gilgamesh) Had social classes Priests and kings were at the top Slaves were at the bottom Women probably couldn’t attend school but had many other rights Advances in mathematics Number system based on 60 (60 seconds=1 minute)
What is the Summerians
100
World'first story tell about the adventures of
Gilgamesh
100
ideogram
What is an Idea
100
"a eye for an eye"
What is Hammurabi
200
What are the two rivers
What is Tigris Euphrates
200
Started to gain strength about 900 BC Powerful army Treated conquered people cruelly Large empire with good roads Collapsed about 612 BC
What is Assyrians
200
Professional Writer
What is a Scribe
200
A gift bought by a new bride
What is a dowry
200
Build the the Hanging Gardens
What is Nebuchadnezzar
300
What basic needs did the river supply. List as least 3.
What is food water sanitation
300
Amorites (2000-1600 BC) Located in modern day Syria Conquered many parts of old Sumeria (including Babylon) Hammurabi--created law code based on “An eye for an eye.” Borrowed heavily from Sumerian culture After Hammurabi’s death Babylon declined
What is Babylonian Empire
300
__________________were considered inferior to men, as were children. However _________ did have certain rights, such as the right to retain porperty, to divorce her husband, to enter into legal contracts and to have custody over minor children in certain situations.
What is WOMEN :)
300
Gives men preference over woman
Patriarchal society
300
Belief in more than one god
What is Polytheism
400
What are problems associated with the river. List at least 2.
Destroyed by frequent floods that ravaged entire cities restrained political development (Sumer was a geographical maze) Communication amongst the various isolated cities was very difficult
400
Began to conquer Asia Minor (2000 BC) A strong army with chariots Conquered Babylon in 1595 BC) Borrowed from Mesopotamian and Egyptian culture Had a law code less harsh than Hammurabi’s
What is the Hittites
400
The discovery of ancient Sumer was made through reading about it in a. Greek tablets b. Assyrian tablets c. Amorite tablets d. Eblaite tablets
What is Assyrian tablets
400
Sumerian King
What is a Lugal
400
Highest Waterfall in the World
What is Angel Falls
500
What were at least 2 inventions of the Sumerians?
Wagon wheel Potter’s wheel (shape containers) Number system 12 month calendar Metal plow Sail Some of the earliest known maps New architecture
500
Defeated the Assyrians in about 612 BC Descended from Hammurabi’s Babylonians At its height during the rule of Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 BC) Spent a lot of money on Babylon Built Hanging Gardens Empire collapsed in 539 BC after being defeated by the Persians
What is Chaldeans
500
List 3 types of early writing
What is ideograms pictograms cuneiform
500
Sumerian artisans joined together in
What is guilds
500
What are at least 3 of the seven characteristics of a civilization? Not features of Civilization. Very Similar.
What is A stable food supply Sytem of Government Religious System Highly developed culture: art, architecture, music & literature Advanced Technology (for their time) A highly developed written language A stratified social structure.