Ch. 4 Mesopotamia

The Fertile Crescent includes modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait.

Why did many empires end after being invaded by other armies?

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

The Assyrian army did all of the following EXCEPT

Sumerian city-states were often at war with each other.

This city became the largest and richest city in the world.

Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Greek for “land between the rivers”

A method that brings water to crops using canals and dams

Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?

the Assyrian Empire’s capital city

a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

Which class were priests and kings in?

Sargon created the world’s first empire that lasted more than 200 years.

Which famouse Babylonian king wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

What made the Assyrians army stronger than other armies?

Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery. They were skilled

complex societies that have organized governments, religion, achievements, politics, economy, and social structure

The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon

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

Which group rebelled against the Assyrians and became known as the New Babylonian Empire?

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a

one who studies the stars and planets

a political district that made up part of an empire

a group of traveling merchants