Mesopotamia Flashcards
Contributed massively to the world/modern day IRAQ
Mesopotamia
Where is Nile River
Egypt
Where is Indus River
India/Pakistan
Land between 2 barriers
Mespotamia
Birthplace of civilization
Fertile Crescent
River that is located in Egypt/ empties Mediterranean sea
Nile River
Predecessor of paper
Papyrus
Pyramids for afterlife
Engineering feat
How many pyramids are there
3
What is embalming
Mummification
Hundred/thousands of gods
Polythiest
Cuneiform
System of writing
Ziggurat
Temple
Where CUNEIFORM AND Ziggurat came from
Sumerians
First known emperor through King Sargon
Akkadian
Multi ethnic meaning
/Permanent army
What is code of Hammurabi
(eye=eye) (tooth=tooth)
Who made code of hammurabi
Babylonian
where is the slab located
Louvre Museum Paris
From Turkey/ use of iron
Hitties
Who has the Library with over 30 000 clay tablet
Assyrian
Where is the Hanging garden of Babylon
Chaldeans
“Satrap/satrapy”
Persian from Iran
Duality of good and bad
Zoroastrianism