Mesopotamia
Two rivers in mesopotamia were called what
Tigris and Euphrates
Lengendary king in mesopotamia who conquered other territories
Sargon
what is religion
belief and worship of a god or gods
What is the fertile crescent
piece of land where good soil was available to farm
what was the ancient cretian palace called by visitors
Knossos
What are city-states
cities that act like independent countries
3 cities of Sumer
ur, uruk, eridu
whats a ziggurat
religious temple
what were the phonecians experts at creating
What is a democracy
people leading and voting on rules and laws in the government
creating irrigation channels
what are myths
storeis passed down to give explanation to natural events
what are alliances
when city-states aid/help one another
what Mesopotamian city did the Israelites come from?
Ur
what are tyrants
single rulers who took over city-states
what does mesopotamia mean in greek
land between rivers
what is mythology
collection of myths to create a religious belief
what are nomads
people who wander from place to place
what is the religious belief of the Israelities
Judaism
what were agoras
marketplaces
what modern day countries did bronze age civilization emerge from
Iraq, China, India, Egypt
what is polytheism
belief in multiple gods
which modern day country was a part of mesopotamia
U.S, India, Iraq or Russia
Why did the Israelities move to Canaan
their leader had a vision from god that they needed too.
why were temples built in ancient greece
to honor the gods