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Mesopotamian

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Drought A LONG period of time with little to no rain which can cause food shortages. Sentence: To combat drought in their new homeland between the rivers, Sumerians created an irrigation system of canals, levees, reservoirs, and dams to keep their crops watered.
Famine Definition: A lack of food Sentence: A famine was coming to the Zagros Mountains forcing them to down to the plans in-between the two mountains.
Surplus An extra amount of a resource(s) is often used for trading. Sentence: If a farmer has an extra amount of wheat they would trade it for other resources.
Barter To trade for things people want. Sentence: If a city-state traded food to another city-state and that city-state in return the city-state gave them gold.
City-state An early walled city with its farmland and government that was like a small, independent country with its for laws, government. Sentence: Babylon is an early city-state
Ziggurat They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses. Sentence: Early people in Mesopotamia would go to the ziggurats to praise their gods and goddesses.
Cuneiform The first form of writing using a sharpened piece of reed, called a stylus, used on clay tablets Over time, the use of pictographs changed into complex written language.
Cuneiform Latin word means, “wedge-shaped One of the most famous scribes was written Enheduanna It took 12 years to master cuneiform
Code of Hammurabi -Oldest set of written laws in Mesopotamia -Authored by King Hammurabi of Babylon - “Eye for an eye” justice The goal of Hammurabi’s code was to protect the powerless from the power throughout Hammurabi’s new empire.
Judaism -Much of the history of the ancient Hebrews is found in the Torah. -The earliest Hebrews were shepherds who lived in Mesopotamia -These early people created a religion called Judaism.
Polytheistic Religion The belief in more than one God, like the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians
Monotheistic Religion They believed in one God, like the ancient Hebrews
The Akkadians: Who was their most famous leader? Sargon
The Akkadians: What were the notable achievements of this leader? His smart military strategies: -Formed in tight formations -Carried shields at the front of the formation -Behind them stood soldiers with spears -Spears was thrust from behind the shields. Also, smart political strategies which consisted of
The Akkadians: What were the notable achievements of this leader -Destroying the walls of cities to make it harder for people to rebel because they had no defensible positions. -Loyal governors stayed, others were replaced. -Demanded that sons inherit the power when he died.
The Akkadians: What were the notable achievements of these people? -Akkadian language gradually replaced the Sumerian language. -They became known for their three-dimensional relief sculptures called steles or steals
The Akkadians: When, chronologically, were they in power? About 2300 BCE - 2100 BCE
The Babylonians: Who was their most famous leader?
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