Review Flashcards
The people of Sumer practiced ?, the worship of many gods.
Polytheism
Mesopotamian farmers built ? to irrigate their fields.
Canals
Instead of using pictographs, Sumerians developed a type of writing called ?.
cuneiform
Horse-drawn ? gave the Hittites an advantage during battle.
chariot
The Babylonian king ? is famous for his code of laws.
Hammurabi
Another word for effect is ?
impact or result
Sumerian society was organized in ? which consisted of a city and the surrounding lands.
city-states
Where was Mesopotamia, and what does the name mean?
In the Tigris and the Euphrates and it means land between two rivers
Who built the world’s first empire, and what did that empire include?
Sargon, it included different territories and people under one rule.
Why did the Sumerians consider it everyone’s responsibility to keep the gods happy?
Because success in every area depended on pleasing the gods.
What was the Sumerian writing system called, and why is it so significant?
Cuneiform. It was important because it was their way to make hieroglyphics.
Other than writing and the wheel, which Sumerian invention do you think is most important? Why?
They used bronze to make weapons, I think it’s important so that they can win at wars
Hammurabi
In 1792 BC Hammurabi became Babylon’s king
He would become the city’s greatest monarch, a ruler of a kingdom or empire.
He was a brilliant war leader. He was famous for his code of laws. Hammurabi’s code was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. Specific crimes brought specific penalties, however social class did mater.
Hammurabi ruled for 42 years ➡️ after his dead, the Babylonian power declined.
