True or False!
True or False: The first-ever code of law was created by King Hammurabi
True
A long poem that tells stories about heroes and their adventures.
Epic
A way of controlling water for farming.
Irrigation
A set of written laws for people to obey.
Code of Law
A person who specializes in writing. Worked for priests, kings, and people of considerable power.
Scribe
True or False: Monotheism is the belief in multiple gods.
False: The correct answer is Polytheism
A pyramid-shaped temple used for religious ceremonies.
Ziggurat
A large arc of rich, FERTILE land.
Fertile Crescent
Forced removal from one's homeland
Exile
Fair treatment of people.
Justice
True or False: Justice is a payment made for protection.
False! The correct answer is Tribute!
The belief in one God. EX: Christians, Jews, Muslims, etc.
Monotheism
Sometimes called the "Cradle of Civilization". The name means "Land Between the Rivers."
Mesopotamia
A city with its own government, religion, traditions, and way of doing things. Must have all 5 elements of a civilization.
City-State
Payment made for protection.
Tribute
True or False: Division of labor is dividing people based on their jobs.
True!
Belief in many gods. EX: Hinduism, Egyptians, etc.
Polytheism
A mixture of soil and rocks that is very fertile. It can usually be found in lake beds.
Silt
Independent territories that have been conquered by one ruler and make up a civilization.
Empire
A system that divides people into classes based on the job of your family.
Social Hierarchy
True or False: The name Mesopotamia means "Cradle of Civilization".
False! The name Mesopotamia means "Land between the Rivers".
The world's first system of writing.
Cuneiform
Two major rivers in the region that supplied people with a water source.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
First-ever set of 282 laws created to deal with everyday life. The origin of the "Set in Stone" quote.
Hammurabi's Code of Law