Chapter 3 Flashcards
Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because
farmland was fertile and water was nearby
Mesopotamia means “the land between the rivers”. Which two rivers is it between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What job did most Sumerians have?
farmer
Where did most Sumerians live?
countryside (rural) areas
Why did city-states fight over farmland?
They wanted to have enough farmland to grow food
Sargon was able to establish the world’s first empire because he was the first ruler to have a
permanent army
Enheduanna is most famous for
being the world’s first known author
What did city-states build to protect themselves from attack?
walls
Nebuchadnezzar is most famous for building the
hanging gardens
Phoenician ships sailed on the _______________ Sea.
Mediterranean
Carthage was the most famous Phoenician _________.
colony
The world’s first civilization was developed by a people called the ____________.
Sumerians
Name the king who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Gilgamesh
Who did the Sumerians believe could cause both good and bad events to occur?
the gods
Craftspeople, merchants, and traders were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
third
Kings were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
top
Farmers, laborers, and slaves were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
bottom
Priests were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
second
Who was at the top of the Sumerian social hierarchy?
kings
The second rank of the Sumerian social hierarchy included nobles and _____________.
priests
What was the most important Sumerian invention?
the wheel
City-states wanted to have enough farmland to grow food so they would ___________ over farmland.
fight
Who was the first ruler to have a permanent army?
Sargon
Who was the world’s first know author?
Enheduanna
Why were walls built around city-states
to protect them from attack
Who build the famous hanging gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
The most famous Phoenician colony was
Carthage
