the Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
Q
a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia
A
Fertile Crescent
1
Q
The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and babylonian civilizations.
A
Mesopotamia
2
Q
light soil in rivers
A
silt
3
Q
an independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.
A
City State
4
Q
- to believe in many gods and goddesses.
A
Polytheism - to believe in many gods and goddesses
5
Q
a religious temple in Mesopotamia
A
Ziggurat
6
Q
c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.
A
Sargon
7
Q
divisions within a society and culture.
A
Social Structure
8
Q
the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
A
Economy
9
Q
(wedge-shaped)- first form of writing EVER!
A
Cuneiform
10
Q
writers or record keepers
A
Scribe
