Mesopotamia Flashcards
Fertile land stretching from the Mediterranean sea to the Persian Gulf (middle east)
Fertile Crescent
Fertile lands between the rivers Tigris & Euphrates within the fertile crescent
Mesopotamia
10,000 B.C.E.
1st farmers
35,000 B.C.E.
writing appears (cuneiform)
33,000 B.C.E.
Bronze age begins (Sumerians)
2350 B.C.
Sargons Akaddian empire forms
1900 B.C.E.
Abraham leaves
1790 B.C.E.
Hammurabis code or laws form
539 B.C.E
Persia conquers mesopotamia
states which includes a city and the surrounding area
city state
type of trade in which goods or services are traded for other goods or services
barter system
the interaction and spread of culture from one society to another
cultural diffusion
first written language of Mesopotamia means “wedge-shaped”
cuneiform
leaders who use force / coercion to rule
kingdom
leaders who rule over many kingdoms
empire
freedom from outside rule
sovereignty
series of rulers from the same family or group
dynasty
to treat another as an equal
equality
to allow someone or something that is different from you to continue to exist
tolerance
to isolate one group from another
segregate
to displace someones culture with your own
assimilation
mixing of multiple cultures to create a new culture
cultural blendings
3 choices of those being conquered
- defend yourself from invaders
- join the empire
- run away and live somewhere else
belief in many gods
polytheistic
the worshipped gods of a specific people
pantheon
belief in one god
monotheistic
little to no separation between state and religious leaders
theocracy
more than needed allowing for civilizations to form as skills beyond farming are developed
surplus
division of society based on social class
social class
male dominated society
patriarchy
skilled workers who make goods by hand
artisans
professional record keepers/ writers
scribes
social status that is earned
achieved status
movement status
social mobility
advancement in technology leads to…
increased population
increased population leads to
advancement in technology
creation of a technology or process that did not exist before
invention
creation of a technology or process that did not exist before
invention
improving upon a previous invention
innovation
