Chapter 4

what is a group of traveling merchants

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

Few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what

What part of Babylon was known as one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World?

Who was the Chaldean King who rebuilt Babylon?

Who studies the stars and planets?

The first civilizations arise because of farming conditions

What mountain people captured Babylon?

Many Sumerians were skilled

what meant "land between the rivers"

What has its own state but is not part of any larger unit

What was a Sumerian temple called

Babylon became rich from the trade route between Mediterranean Sea and

Who was the Chaldean King who built Babylon?

Who did the Chaldeans defeat?

A political district

What kind of writing was developed by the people of Sumer?

Assyrian Empire's Capital city

What method brought water to the crops

A complex society had organized governments and culture were called