Term
| Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because |
|
Definition
| farmland was fertile and there was water. |
|
|
Term
| Mesopotamia got its name from |
|
Definition
| the Tigris River and the Euphrates River. |
|
|
Term
How did Mesopotamia develop? |
|
Definition
Three events: 1. IRRIGATION 2. TAX COLLECTION SYSTEM 3. CODE OF LAWS`
|
|
|
Term
| Why did Mesopotamians build canals? |
|
Definition
Because they wanted to control of the flooding.
|
|
|
Term
| When did the first cities develop in Mesopotamia? |
|
Definition
| between 4000 and 3000 B.C. |
|
|
Term
Civilizations develop because |
|
Definition
| if there is enough food peple can developed a complex society |
|
|
Term
| Who was one of the first leaders to have a permanent army? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Sumerians believed their gods needed to |
|
Definition
| Be worshipped and pleased |
|
|
Term
| Scribes had power in Sumerian society, so |
|
Definition
| Srcibes could rise through the social class. |
|
|
Term
| How or what did Sumerians learn about medicine? |
|
Definition
| they used in these animal, plants, and minerals to produce healing drugs. |
|
|
Term
| The Sumerian PLOW is like the |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| used to show that you owned something and to mark property |
|
|
Term
| Sumerians enjoyed music. Kings and temples hired musicians to play on special occasions. Music and dance provided entertainment in marketplaces and homes, so I can guess |
|
Definition
| Music performances were common |
|
|
Term
| Why did Phoenicians TRADE on the sea? |
|
Definition
| They had mountain on the east and on the north. |
|
|
Term
| What kind of POLITICAL UNIT was Carthage? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
Mesopotamia had some CITIES, but the people still |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In Mesopotamia, people called the _________ developed the world's first civilization. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Sumerians believed that the ________________ could bring a good harvest or a terrible flood. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Farmers and laborers made up the Sumerian __________________________ class. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Sumerian city centers were dominated by _________________________. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The city state of _________________________________ rose to power after the death of Sargon I. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
A large arc of fertile farmland. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A mix of rich soil and small rocks. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A city and its surrounding countryside. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Land with different territories under a single rule. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The worship of many gods is |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A division of society by rank or class is |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Picture symbols used for written communiation |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Long poems that tell the story of a hero |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A wheeled, horse-drawn battle cart |
|
Definition
|
|
