Vocabulary
Define Mesopotamia
Land between rivers
Sumerian Invention that Improved Land Transportation
First President of the United States of America
George Washington
List 2 examples of traits that might affect social hierarchy
Religion, Money, Jobs, etc.
Define City-State
Independent groups that are autonomous from each other
Sumerian Religious Structure
Ziggurats
Leader of the Old Babylonian Empire (He created the first written set of laws)
King Hammurabi
The two rivers each of these early civilizations were located near
Tigris and Euphrates
Define Polytheistic Religion
A religion that believes in multiple gods
First Written Language System
Cuneiform
This leader united all the city-states to create the Akkadian Empire
Sargon of Akkad
Water Irrigation
Define Social Hierarchy
The way people groups are structured or ranked in a society
First Written Set of Laws
Hammurabi's Code
This leader revived the Neo-Babylonian Empire and conquered Jerusalem
King Nebuchadnezzar
How is Nebuchadnezzar portrayed in the Bible versus in Babylonian texts?
Bible portrays him as a villain that only destroyed, Babylonian texts portray him as a hero and strong king
Defined centralized government
When a country or empire is under the rule of one government/one leader
The two famous architectural creations made by Nebuchadnezzar
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Ishtar Gate
Sumerian Hero of Uruk
Gilgamesh
Which Mesopotamian king AND empire conquered Jerusalem?
Neo-Babylonian Empire and Nebuchadnezzar
Create and label the social hierarchy that was commonly used by all the Mesopotamian Empires
King, High Priests/Nobles, Scribes and Officials, Merchants and Craftsmen, Peasants
5 Tiers