Mesopotamia Flashcards
poem that tells a story of heroic deeds
Epic
What were the main weapons of the Assyrians?
Horse-Drawn Chariots
a pyramid-shaped place of worship
Ziggurat
a skilled person who recorded information onto clay tablets
Scribe
a city that has its own government and rules its own territory
city-state
one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world
Hanging Gardens of BABYLON
What could be found at the center of each city-state?
Ziggurat
Which groups of people were members of the middle class?
Farmers and Laborers
having more of something than you actually need to survive
Surplus
Which Mesopotamian leader ordered the library of Nineveh to be built?
Ashurbanipal
Which rivers were located in Mesopotamia? (the two main ones)
Tigris and Euphrates
a large territory governed by a ruler
Empire
The people primarily used ______________to construct their buildings
mudbricks
a system of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks etched into clay
cuneiform
Were people in Mesopotamia polytheistic or monotheistic?
Polytheistic
Was it easy to walk from one city-state to another?
no
Mesopotamian kings claimed to receive their power from who?
gods
Who was king of the Akkadians?
Sargon
The Mesopotamians created a system of ________________, which they used to
communicate between city-states.
Writing
What were Mesopotamians’ tools made of?
Iron
Which Mesopotamian leader created a harsh code of laws?
Hammurabi
a smaller section of territory within an empire
Province
methods of bringing water to areas of dry land through the use of canals, streams, pipes, etc.
Irrigation
Priests and government workers were members of the _______________ class.
Upper
