AP World History: Mesopotamia (Unit 1) Flashcards
Terms : Hide Images [1]
| 7013565873 | What are 4 other names for Mesopotamia? | Iraq, fertile crescent, land between two rivers, cradle of civilization | 0 | |
| 7013570744 | Where was Mesopotamia located? | Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers | 1 | |
| 7013576812 | Who were Sumerians? What did they do? What are 2 important things to know about them? | NOT like Neolithic people Worked with wood and stone tools and used bronze, copper, and tin plow blades and sickles First civilization to have a walled city, about 250,000 people | 2 | |
| 7013606149 | What were Mesopotamian's religion? What did they build to honor their beliefs? | Polytheistic in belief, built ziggurats to honor their gods | 3 | |
| 7013612540 | What were 3 advancements in Mesopotamia? | Irrigation channels, the wheel, cuneiform writing system | 4 | |
| 7013621386 | Who ruled the Alkadian empire? What was developed during this time? | Sargon and Akkad, trade networks that extended as far as Turkey | 5 | |
| 7013631744 | Who is the most known leader of Ancient Babylon? What did he create? What was his creation about? What did Hammurabi claim? | Hammurabi, Hammurabi's Code, hierarchical and was based on classes of people (used money as well as physical retribution for crimes committed), claimed divine right (the god given right to rule) | 6 | |
| 7013646876 | Who ruled after Hammurabi? What 3 things is he credited with doing? | Nebuchadnezzar Credited with building a wall around the city, the hanging gardens, the tower of babel | 7 |