world history ch 2 roman numerals 1,2,and 3 Flashcards
what is the location of the garden of eden
fertile cresent
what are the two important rivers that flow through the fertile cresent
tigris and euphrates
greek name for the “land between the rivers”
mesopotamia
biblical name for the land between the rivers
plain of shinar
southern most region of mesopotamia
sumner
the first post diluvian civilization
sumner
three oldest sumerian settlements
eridu,ur,and uruk
greatest contribution of the sumerians
the art of writing
what was the sumerian writing before written language
cuneiform
creation and combination of sumerian cities into one civilization
early dynastic age
sargon of akkod conquered the sumerian cities and became their king
old akkod period
who led to ur leading over the sumerians
ur nammu
the way of life of a group of people
culture
what are the 4 civilization characteristics
- mastery of food supply
- divison of labor
- written language
- codefied laws
transmitting knowledge and cultural heritage to the next generation
education
what people were the first to use education
sumerians
the “tablet house” trained the younger generation in the art of cuneiform
edubba
most important sumerian industry in terms of commercial activity
textiles
most famous accomplishment was building the ziggurat
the sumerians
who were the first users of astrology
sumerians
who developed the lunar calender
sumerians
false belief that heavenly bodies influence the affairs and destineis
astrology
spreading of cultural traits and patterns
cultural diffusion
each city had a lugial who represented the city’s “gods”
sumerian government
upper class of rulers and priests in sumner
nobels
free,land owning citizens of sumner
commoners
craftsmen and other workers in sumner
clients
scrappy workers of the temple or big palaces in sumner
slaves