Historical Figures
Hammurabi
A region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
Fertile Crescent
-Writing System (Cuneiform)
-Irrigation
-Development of Bronze
-Math and Astronomy
The belief in more than one god.
Polytheism
This story was written on 12 Clay Tablets in cuneiform and tells the story of a hero.
The Epic of Gilgamesh
King of the Sumerian State of Kish
Sargon
A wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq.
Mesopotamia
Cultural traits that Sumerians and Akkadians shared.
-Religious practices
-Cuneiform
A system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words.
Cuneiform
Based on the primary source we read in class, we know women in Ancient Mesopotamia could be...
Landlords/Landowners
Reunited Sumer in 2100 BCE
Ur-Nammu
The Fertile Crescent is located between these two Rivers.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Two features of Hammurabi's Code
-2ft Wide
-7ft Tall
-4,000 Lines
-Originally Carved into a stone stele, or upright slab
City-State
The Sumerian Hierarchy includes (from most important to least)
-Ruling Family (High Priests, Leading Officials)
-Priests, Merchants, Scribes, Artisans
-Peasant Farmers
-Slaves
Assyrian Ruler who made the city of Nineveh his capital and who built a library there.
Ashurbanipal
Body of mountains located East of Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
Two reasons Assyrian had such a strong military
-Calvary
-Iron Weapons
A state containing several countries or territories.
Empire
Largest Empire we have learned about so far
-Persian Empire
Persian Ruler who led the Persians to victory
Cyrus the Great
The Mesopotamia is located between what two major bodies of water (not rivers!)?
Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Names of Babylon
-Babylonia
-Neo-Babylnia
an independent state that works with other sates to achieve a shared military or political goal.
Ally
A characteristic of Cyrus the Great that surprises many
-Generous, fair, kind