New Chapter 2 Test Review

Babylon became rich from trade on a route between the Mediterranean and the ....

has its own government but is not part of any larger unit

Where did Sumerians metal workers get their materials?

A capital city in the Assyrian Empire

A group of traveling merchants

The few Sumerians who could read and write were called

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, pottery because they were skilled

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?

A political district or area

Explain the role of women in Sumerian Society.

______________ is Greek for "land between the rivers".

What is the highest point in a Mesopotamia city?

During the summer in Mesopotamia,

The Sumerians were the first to make bronze by combining

What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

Who defeated the Assyrians in 612 BCE?

complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing

To protect their city, Sumerians built

a method that brings water to crops

What is the name of a Sumerian temple?

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

Where did the first civilizations arise?

The first Sumerian kings were most likely...

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World?

Sumerian villages grew into cities, and then into city-states. What is a city state?

This was the leader of the Akkadians, the 1st Fertile Crescent empire.

Who were the most cruel of all the empires?

Why did the ancient Sumerians write?

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

What term describes a Sumerian city and all the land surrounding it?

Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 B.C.?

Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer