unit 3 ss

Question 1

A culture that has a developed system of government, religion and learning.

Answer 1

Civilization

Question 2

• a fertile region in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

Answer 2

Fertile Crescent

Question 3

The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of the Sumerian and babylonian civilizations.

Answer 3

Mesopotamia

Question 4

light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating.

Answer 4

silt

Question 5

a legacy that consists of canals, artificial lakes and gates. It allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops.

Answer 5

Irrigation

Question 6

an independent, self governing city and the lands/villages around it.

Answer 6

city state

Question 7

to believe in many gods and goddesses.

Answer 7

Polytheism

Question 8

a religious temple in Mesopotamia

Answer 8

Ziggurat

Question 9

2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.

Answer 9

sargon

Question 10

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.

Answer 10

Code of Law

Question 11

King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi

Answer 11

Hammurabi:

Question 12

the way people manage ​money and resources for the ​production of goods and services.

Answer 12

Economy

Question 13

divisions within a society and culture.

Answer 13

Social Structure

Question 14

first form of writing EVER!

Answer 14

Cuneiform

Question 15

writers or record keepers

Answer 15

Scribe