Oh God!
belief in more than 1 god
belief in one god
What is polytheism?
What is monotheism?
a large territory or group of territories governed by 1 ruler
What is an empire?
fine particles of fertile soil deposited by flood waters
What is silt?
developed this writing system
What is cuneiform?
developed the calendar based on the cycles of the _____.
What is the moon?
the people believed this would happen if the gods were happy.
the people believed this would happen if the gods were unhappy.
What is the crops would grow?
What is the crops would not grow?
a city that governs itself and the surrounding territory has its own government and way of life
What is a city-state?
the first civilizations arose in ______ ______ because of good farming conditions.
What are River Valleys?
those who made thing of made of metal, cloth, or pottery
What are craftspeople or artisans?
3 uses for the number 60
What is 60 second minute, 60-minute hour, and 360-degree circle?
a pyramid-shaped structure with a religious temple at the top
What is a ziggurat?
List 8 characteristics of a civilization
What are
1. religion 2. written records
3. government 4. specialization of jobs
5. technology 6. social classes
7. dvlpmt of cities 8. trade
the systems that supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
What is irrigation?
creator of the first empire
Who is Sargon I?
replaced muscle power with wind power
What is the sailboat?
the social class of the priests
What is the upper social class?
laws that differ for the wealthy and commoners
What are Hammurabi's Code of Law?
the land between the rivers
What is Mesopotamia?
Raised areas of soil to protect crops from damaging floods are ___________. The holes poked into them made the water go into a ____ to transport the water to the crops.
What are levees and canals?
this invention helped farmers to plant seeds more quickly and to harvest crops more efficiently
What is the plow?
Religion is only 1 characteristic of a _______.
What is a civilization?
under Hammurabi's Code of Law, people were considered ________________________.
What is innocent until proven guilty?
got its name because of its shape and fertile land
What is the fertile crescent?
the direct exchange of goods and services without the use of money
What is bartering or trading?
What is the wheel?