Mesopotamia Flashcards
a fertile reigon in asia that includes the reigon of metsopania
Fertile cresent
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and babylonian civilizations.
Mesopotamia
light soil in rivers that is moisture retenvive soil type with a high fertility rating.
Silt
a legacy that consists of canals, artifictial lakes and gates. It allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops.
Irrigation
A culture that has a developed system of government, religion and learning.
civilization
an independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.
city state
to believe in many gods and goddesses.
Polytheism
a religious temple in Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.
Sargon
Students will read, annotate a text, and write a summary to identify and explain Sargon and the importance of his accomplishments.
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:
the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
Economy
divisions within a society and culture.
Social structure
(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing EVER!
Cuneiform
