Unit 2: Mesopotamia

The supply of water to fields using human-made systems

• City State

• Irrigation

• Artisans

• Social Class

• Polytheism

A person skilled at making things by hand.

• City State

• Irrigation

• Artisans

• Social Class

• Polytheism

An agreement between nations to fight each other's enemies.

• Empire

• Tribute

• Famine

• Alliance

• Tolerance

A group of different lands and people governed by one ruler.

• Empire

• Tribute

• Famine

• Alliance

• Tolerance

A tax paid or goods and services rendered in exchange for protection.

• Empire

• Tribute

• Famine

• Alliance

• Tolerance

What helped create the conditions for the beginning of civilization in Mesopotamia?

• The location of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

• The lack of flooding of the farmlands in Mesopotamia

• The creation of a detailed code of laws.

• The creation of a network of roads

What important contribution did Hammurabi make to civilization?

• He was the first ruler to create an Empire

• He ordered the building of the Hanging Gardens

• He organized laws into a clear, written system

• He established colonies along the Mediterranean coast

What purpose did ziggurats serve?

• Centers of government

• Centers of religion

• Centers of learning

• Centers of trade

What did the Assyrians use to conquer Mesopotamia?

• A large navy

• Small armies

• Bronze weapons

• Iron weapons

Which ruler conquered Sumer to establish the powerful Akadian Empire?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius I

• Nebuchadnezzar II

• Sargon the Great