Mesopotamia Flashcards
Fertile Crescent
Best place to farm, it is surrounded by water on both sides which gives it more nutrients
Mesopotamia
AKA the garden of Eden and very luscious and nutrient-rich farm land
Environmental challenges
1- Unpredictable flooding
2- No natural barriers for protection
3- Limited natural resources
City – State
Allowed them to work as a almost independent country like today
City – State
Allowed them to work as an almost independent country like today
Dynasty
this is when a family are the rulers
Cultural diffusion
when another culture’s ideas or products spread throughout other cultures
Polytheism
This is when you believe in more than just one god
Sumerians’ descriptions of their gods
They believed them to be all-powerful immortal beings, that had lives like humans ex- having kids, falling in love, quarreling, and more
Life in Sumerian society
Life in sumerian society was more like living in an advanced civilization with a set of rules and sharing qualities not everyone had
Sumerian Science & Technology
Technology. Sumerians invented or improved a wide range of technology, including the wheel, cuneiform script, arithmetic, geometry, irrigation, saws and other tools, sandals, chariots, harpoons, and beer.
Sargon
Sargon of Akkad, also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. He is sometimes identified as the first person in recorded history to rule over an empire
Empire
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
Hammurabi & his Code
He and his code focused on the social aspect of life
