Mesopotamia
what is a polytheistic religion?
believing in many gods
define a caravel?
a small fast ship that had a large cargo hold and usually three masts with lateen sails
what is a ziggurat?
a massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city
List three reasons why Europeans wanted to begin exploration in depth?
glory-wanted honor in trade
God-wanted to convert indigenous people
gold-wanted to find gold and riches
what is cuneiform?
"wedge-shaped" writing developed by Summerians using reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions on a clay tablet
what Summerians invented what tools?
bronze tools, achievements of astronomy and mathematics and wagon wheel
in what date did Pizzarro have established what new capital at Lima for the Spanish empire
1535
by 3000bc Sumerians had established a number of independent cities in southern Mesopotamia such as what cities?
Eridu, Ur, and Uruk