Mesopotamia Flashcards
A culture that has a developed system of government, religion and learning.
Civilization
a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.
Silt
Students identify and explain the religion of Mesopotamia in order to explain how it affected the people’s lives.
Objective
a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.
Code of Law
King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi.
Hammurabi:
c. 2300 B.C. united Summer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.
Sargon
the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
Economy
(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing EVER!
Cuneiform