Laws that were written down to make solving conflicts easier.
What is Hammurabi's code?
100
a crescent shaped area where one of the first civilizations began. It covers the present day countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
an upside-down u or v shaped structure that supports weight above it, as in a doorway
What is an arch?
100
Parallels between this and the biblical description of the creation of earth and Noah's Ark in Genesis
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh by Sumerians?
200
what historians call the time before there was writing
What is Prehistory?
200
Sumerian Writing
What is Cuneiform?
200
means "the land between the rivers". It is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the middle east.
What is Mesopotamia?
200
The arch and wheel were both achieved by this civilization
What is the Sumerians?
200
He established a legal principle and was the ruler to unify the whole of Mesopotamia
Who is Hammurabi?
300
Old Stone Age
What is Paleolithic?
300
Because of it's location, Babylonia relied on ____________for their economy.
What is trade?
300
Natural, protective barriers from invaders
What is Mountains?
300
One of the wonders of the world built by King Nebuchadnezzar
What is Hanging Gardens?
300
conquerer that built the world's first empire
Who is Sargon?
400
people who hunt animals and gather wild plant, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.
What is a Hunter-gatherer?
400
Empire known for strong military and advanced weaponry
What is Akkadians?
400
long periods of dry weather (very little rain)
What is a drought?
400
This invention led to division of labor which led to social hierarchy
What is irrigation?
400
A village or city with rural area surrounding it. the region of Sumer was comprised of many of these.
What is a city-state?
500
process of changing plants or animals to make them more useful to humans (tame)
What is Domestication?
500
This group of people overran the Hittites. Their king Assurbanipal built a magnificent library at Ninevah. They were also known for their extreme cruelty and had many horrible methods of torture, which made many people hate them. They used siege techniques, battering rams and movable towers to conquer cities.
What is the Assyrians?
500
Name of area between the Tigris and Euphrates river
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Aside from agriculture, the most important invention by the Sumerians.
What is writing?
500
Technological advancement that marked the beginning of the Neolithic age