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Vocabulary
Gods and Goddesses
Mesopotamian Government
Hammurabi
Misc.
100
The worship of many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
The people of Mesopotamia trusted these people to tell them what the gods wanted.
Who are priests and priestesses?
100
As villages grew int large cities it was necessary to elect one of these.
What is a leader/king?
100
Hammurabi took control of this city in 1792 B.C.E.
What is Babylon?
100
These are the two rivers surrounding Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
200
A pyramid type structure consisting of a series of stacked floors.
What is a Ziggurat?
200
The temple leaders had as much power as...
Who is the king.
200
The king built temples and settled these between his people.
What are disputes?
200
He spent 31 years building this to conquer the surrounding city-states.
What is his military?
200
The area of Mesopotamia is also known by this name.
What is The Fertile Crescent?
300
A family that has ruled for a very long time.
What is a dynasty?
300
-------- controlled the four realms in the universe.
Who are the dingir?
300
This was the most important job of the king.
What is lead his people to victory in war?
300
Once Hammurabi conquered the surrounding city states he united them into one of these.
What is a country/empire?
300
The Sumerian's invented this form of communication.
What is cuneiform?
400
A system of transporting water to crops.
What is irrigation?
400
Nanna was the moon god and the patron god of this city-state.
What is Ur?
400
Due to the fact that Sumerians went to war often this group had influence on government.
What is the army/military.
400
In order to bring peace Hammurabi created a set of these for the citizens to abide by.
What is Hammurabi's Code of Laws?
400
Without this invention from Mesopotamia we would have to walk.
What is the wheel?
500
A person born later into the same family.
What is a descendant?
500
This god broke the laws of the universe and was banished to the underworld.
Who is Enlil?
500
When the king could not manage trade he appointed these to regulate it.
What are bureaucrats?
500
The main message throughout the code was...
What is the strong shall not hurt the weak?
500
Mesopotamian's were the first to divide days into this.
What are hours, minutes and seconds?