Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
Sumerian writing meaning "wedge shaped"
Empire
a group of different territories and people united under a single ruler.
Not true about Hanging Gardens of Babylon: A. There is proof they actually existed. B. They were said to be 75 feet high. C. They were built on terraces. D. They were supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II.
A
Gilgamesh
1st kind of super hero
Eye for an Eye
A collection of 282 laws which were enforced under Hammurabi's rule. One of the first examples of written law in the ancient civilizations. Known as the "eye for an eye" laws that had harsh punishments.
Assyrians
A hilly northern Mesopotamia city-state. One of 3 dominant civilizations of Mesopotamia. Conquered Babylon in 689 BC using chariots, battering rams and armored horses. Ended in 612 BC when they were taken by the Chaldean from Babylon and Medes from Iran. 1115-612 BC
Fertile Crescent
A large area that contained the river valley called Mesopotamia or the land between two rivers
Dynasty
A line of rulers from the same family
City-State
A small independent state consisting of an urban area and the surrounding farmland.
Babylon
An ancient city in Mesopotamia, the capital of Babylonia. The city was on the banks of the Euphrates River and was noted for its luxury, its fortifications, and, particularly, for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Tower of Babel
An unfinished ziggurat built in Babylon.
Babylonians
Another group of people who settled into Mesopotamia. Created the Hanging Gardens and the Law Created the 60-minute hour, calendar with 12 lunar months and advanced multiplication tables. 1792-539 BC
Mesopotamia
Area where the Babylonian Empire was located
Iraq
Babylon was located in this present day nation
Trade goods
Barter
Polytheism
Belief in many gods. Poly = many
A. The name Babylon means "land of the young" in Akkadian B. Hammurabi was a cruel leader wo allowed the Babylonian Empire to grow weak. C. The Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Persian Empire. D. Babylon failed because it was not built near a water source.
C
Egypt was divided in nomes. Mesopotamia was divided into?
City-states
Mesopotamia writing
Cuneiform
Not true about Hammurabi's Code: A. They were written on stone steles and clay tablets. B. Many of the rules were harsh. C. There were 282 rules. D. They were very vague.
D
nomes
Egypt's equivalent of city-state Mesopotamia
Papyrus
Egyptian paper-like substances
Nabopolassar enslaved the Hebrew people for 70 years
False
Nebuchandnezzar II set up a Code of Law for Babylon
False
The Babylonians rose to power three different times
False
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon definitely existed
False
The Kassites ruled Mesopotamia for around 200 years
False
The city of Babylon was built by King Nabopolassar
False
Like early Egyptians, what did nature give them that enabled them to survive and flourish?
Fertile soil and *
Moses
Freed the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt and took them back to Canaan. They wandered the desert for 40 years.
Abraham
Hebrew leader at the time of Hammurabi rule.
Egyptian writing
Hieroglyphics
Ruler of Mesopotamia was called
King
Nebuchadnezzar II
King who led Babylon back to its former glory, ruling 43 years
Mesopotamia was famous for
Making a written Law The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Permanent records Writing system Created the first wheeled cart
While both Egypt and Mesopotamia developed writing, which was first?
Mesopotamia
Hebrews
Nebuchandnezzar II enslaved these people for 70 years
Gardens
Nebuchandnezzar II had these built, ancient wonder
Sumerians
One of the earliest groups of people to settle in Mesopotamia. Created temples, wheeled carts, metal working. 3500-2006 BC.
Kassites
People who conquered Babylon in 1595 BC
Ruler of Egypt was called?
Pharoah
Euphrates
River where Babylon was located
Edubbas
Schools in Mesopotamia
Official Egyptian and Mesopotamia writers
Scribes
Ziggurats in Mesopotamia
Sumerian temples to worship gods
Hammurabi's Code
System of laws in Mesopotamia The 1st set of written law created using cuneiform. All must obey or suffer punishment
Ziggurat
Temples built at the center of Babylon for worship
Akkadians
The Babylonian Empire followed this empire chronologically
Mesopotamia developed between what 2 rivers?
The Tigris and the Euphrates.
Mesopotamia means
The land between 2 rivers
Judaism
The monotheistic religion Hebrews practice, which set them apart from the polytheism practiced in the Fertile Crescent at the time.
Neo-Babylonian
The second Babylonian Empire was called this
Persians
These people conquered Babylon in 529 BC
At it's height, there were about 200,000 people living in Babylon
True
King Hammurabi expanded the Babylonian Empire
True
Nebuchadnezzar II ruled for 43 years as a great military leader
True
The Babylonians were the first to form an empire that emcompassed all of Mesopotamia
True
Menois
Tutors in ancient Egypt
Tigris and Euphrates
Two major rivers of Mesopotamia
Most writing in Mesopotamia was on?
Wet clay tablets
Ten Commandments
Written by Moses on Mount Sinai Important foundation to the Hebrew Law
The wheel
a Mesopotamian invention that was created at around 3500 BCE and was used to make wheeled carts
Egyptians used shadoufs to irrigate their fields, the Sumerians built:
canals, reservoirs, and levees
What geographic adversities did the Sumerians, people of Mesopotamia, face?
dry climate and flooding no natural borders
Oannes
the first Sumerian per legend
Hammurabi
the most famous Babylon King who wrote his own Code of Laws
Pyramids in Egypt were built as
tombs for pharaohs and wealthy people