Mesopotamia Review

This empire developed a bureaucracy and built a road network across their empire for trade

An area of many territories and peoples that is controlled by one government

True or False: Under Hammurabi, all people were equal before the law.

The religion that developed in ancient Persia

a time when there is so little food that many people starve

The king who rebuilt the city of Babylon

The city that was the center of the Babylonian empire

a set of symbols that represent the sounds of language is called cuneiform

Stories about gods that explain people's beliefs were called what?

Groups of travelers

True of False: Scribes kept records for kings and priests

The belief in many gods

The two rivers Mesopotamia lies between.

A city that is also a separate, independent state

Sumerian religious, social & economic activities took place at these temple sites

A market where different goods are sold

Weapon having a wooden beam mounted on wheels

Mesopotamia comes from what Greek words?

Sumer was located in what region?

Cuneiform consists of symbols that express ideas, names of objects, people, or places

Empire who created the battering ram, slingshot, armored chariots and used archers to fight

Sumerian schools taught boys & few girls to become professional writers called what?

The oldest known writing is located

True or False: Hammurabi’s laws were called a code since they were written in a secret language

True or False: King Hammurabi set down rules for everyone in his empire to follow.

A region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations

True or False: Cuneiform was used only in writing government documents.

These people built the largest empire in the Fertile Crescent