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Social Studies test3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Polytheistic | - belief in many gods |
| Ziggurats | temple/religious monument for the gods, connection between heaven and earth |
| Mesopotamia | earliest civilization, “land between two rivers”, located in the Middle East, Fertile Crescent |
| City-state | civilization made up of separate cities, surrounded by farmland, build near fresh water, |
| Cuneiform | first writing system developed, first alphabet written,marks that represents sounds, carved into clay |
| Fertile Crescent | large plain good for growing crops, Mesopotamia |
| Scribe | an educated writer, write documents, books (clay tablets) |
| Patriarchy | men in charge, make all the decisions |
| War | to get resources by conquering land, kingdoms fighting for resources |
| Role of Women | cleaning, cooking, taking care of the children, & midwives |
| Code of Hammurab | first written code of law first legal code developed for man |
| Akkadian Empire | first empire created by Sargon |
| Chaldean Empire | - rebuilt ziggurats and built hanging gardens (World Wonder) |
| Assyrian Empire | -conquered many city-states and had the first library (20,000 clay tablets), large and strong army, |
| Babylonian Empire | began by the Amorites, has extensive ruins along the Euphrates River, created the first set of laws, Hammurabi was king, |
| Geography of Mesopotamia | Asia, Middle East, Tigris & Euphrates Rivers, Fertile Crescent, |
| Religion of Mesopotamia | believed in many gods (polytheistic), each city-state worshiped a specific gods to protect their city |
| Achievement of Mesopotamia | wheel, bricks, first empire, plow, started traded using the rivers, sailboat, writing, cuneiform, Code of Hammurabi, concept of time, astrology, ziggurats |
| Politics of Mesopotamia | kings in charge, chosen by the gods |
| Economy of Mesopotamia | trade |
| Social Structure of Mesopotamia | 4 social classes, king, government officials/priest, artisans, merchants, farmers & slaves (criminals, & POW’s, prisoners of war) |
| What was life like for the different social classes in Mesopotamia? | ??? |
| How did geography impact life in Mesopotamia? | ??? |
| How did Mesopotamian technological and cultural innovations influence future civilizations? | ??? |
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