Social Studies 3er Bim Flashcards
The first civilization developed in Sumer, the marshy
area at the southern end of the fertile plain between _______________ and__________rivers.
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
What is the period of Sumerians?
3500 - 2006 BCE
What is the mean Mespotamian?
The land between two rivers.
What es the name of the leader of sumerians?
Sargon the Great
When conquered Sargon all of Mesopotamia?
Ruling from c. 2334 to 2279 BCE.
What is the principal inventions of the Sumerians?
System of writing
Who developed a system of writing that could be used for different languages?
Sumerians
Who inherited the culture of Sumer?
The City of Babylon
Where the city of Babylons was located?
Near Euphrates river
What period does the Babylonian culture cover?
1792-539 BCE
What is the name the governant of Babylon?
Hammurabi
It became the seat of a strong central government and a great
cultural and religious center?
Babylon
TRUE OR FALSE?
in 616 BCE Babylon was dominated by Chaldeans.
False, was in 612 BCE.
The Chaldeans and____________ domined or crushed the Assyrian Empire.
They, along with the Medes.
Who rebuilt Babylon into the greatest city in the
world?
Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar II (ruled 605–562 BCE)
What is the most importan inventions of Babylons?
Babylonians created the 60-minute hour, a calendar with 12 lunar months, and complex multiplication tables
When goverment Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar?
They ruled in 605-562 BCE
In hilly northern Mesopotamia, this small city-state slowly grew to become the powerful kingdom of Assyria.
The city Assur
Whe Assyrians conquered Babylon?
in 689 BCE.
How described the cities of Babylon?
They featured ornate palaces and temples and magnificent
sculptures. Their mighty walls had gateways flanked by winged bulls or lions.
TRUE OR FALSE:
As ruler of the Babylonian Empire, Hammurabi changed the tax system so that all people paid a fair share.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Hammurabi create the Hammurabi code and he save in your computer.
FALSE: Hammurabi create the code, he had carved into stone and placed in a public place for everyone to see.
What is the Code Hammurabi?
It is document, called The Code of Hammurabi consisted of 282 laws covering everything from family relationships, to land and business deals, to crime.
What te principal inventios of the Mesopotamian?
The wheel, the Chariot, concept the Time, the urbanization, The First form of Writing ; Cuneiform, Agriculture and irrigation.
