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The land between two rivers, Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia
Lived on the Mediterranean sea; grew powerful because of sailing and trading. Phoenicians
The Assyrian capital. Nineveh
A city and its surrounding countryside. City-State
Worship of one god. Monotheism
A ruler of a kingdom or empire. Monarch
A division of society by rank or class. Class System
Countryside. Rural
Picture systems. Pictographs
A mixture of rich soil and small rocks. Silt
Land with different territories under a single ruler. Empire
Long poems that tell the story of a hero. Epic
The worship of many gods. Polytheism
A large arc of fertile farm land between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. Fertile Crescent
More goods than are needed. Surplus
Pyramid shaped temple tower; built tall to honor the gods they believed in. Ziggurat
A Man-Made Waterway. Canal
Considered to be the world's first emperor; also the first to have a permanent army. Sargon the Great
The capital of the Babylonian Empire. Babylon
The worlds first writing; invented by the Sumerians. Cuneiform
The worlds first city. Ur
Writer; becoming one of these was a good way to move up in the social class. Scribe
Babylonian king; responsible for creating the worlds first Code of Laws. Hammurabi
Wheeled, horse-drawn cart; used by the Hittites and Assyrians in battle. Chariot
These people were teachers, doctors, and they talked to the gods. Priests
Who made HAMMURABI'S Code HAMMURABI
Who were at the top of the social pyramid. Kings/Queens
Who were at the top of the social pyramid. (Under King/Queens) Priests
Who are in the middle of the social pyramid. Merchants, skilled craftsman, and blacksmiths
Who were at the bottom of the social pyramid. Farmers
Who were the people at the way bottom of the pyramid. Slaves
List at least three inventions that were invented in mesopotamia. Wheel Canals Plows Writing Bronze tools and weapons Water clock Sewer system around the city ( IF YOU GOT AT LEAST 3 YOU KNOW IT, IF NOT PUT IN THE DON'T KNOW PILE.)
What was the first story ever written. The Epic of Gilgamesh
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