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Study Guide: Mesopotamia
1. Where was Mesopotamia located ? (Region ) (57)
2. What led to the development of cities such as Ur and civilizations in
ancient Mesopotamia ? (56-59 )
3. What were the main features of the city of Ur ? (64-65 )
4. What is a city-state ? (62)
5. What were the names of famous city-states in Sumer ? (63 )
6. What is a civilization ? (class notes )
7. What geographic feature supported the growth of ancient civilizations ?
(57 )
8. How were rivers controlled ? (58)
9. What significant civilizations were located in Mesopotamia ? (62;74-79 )
10. What was one of the first civilizations in Mesopotamia ? (62 )
11. What was the social hierarchy of Sumer ? (65 )
12. What were some lasting achievements of the Sumerians ? (67-71 )
13. What was the progression of writing that came from Mesopotamia and
outlying empire areas of the fertile crescent ? (76 )
14. What are the important characteristics of the following empires: (74,76,
77, class History Fair presentations)
Babylonian
Assyrian
Akaadian
Chaldean,
15. What contributions did the Phoenicians make ? (78 )
Vocab
Geography
A. Fertile Crescent –
B. Land between 2 riversC. Nile and Euphraetes –
D. Silt – rich soil and rocks from rivers
E. Irrigation –
B. Canals- human made waterway
F. Rural – countryside
G. Urban - city
Cultural
A. Social hierarchyB. CuneiformC. ScribeD. GilgamishE. Ziggurat-pyramid shaped temple tower
F. Phoenician Alphabet
G.Empire- land with different territories under single rule
H. Polytheism- many gods
I. Priests- perform religious ceremonies
J. Architecture-structure of a building
L. Pictographs-picture symbols
M. Epics-long poems to tell hero stories
People/Leaders
A. Hammurabi’s CodeB. NebuchadnezzarC. Monarch-ruler of kingdom or empire
D. Sargon
Economics
A. Surplus- more than you need
B. Division of labor- workers specialize in a task or job
Mesopotamian Ruler Timeline:
2334-2279 bc – Sargon rules Akkadian Empire
1813 -1781 bc – Shamshi Adad rules Assyrian Empire
1792-1750 bc Hammurabi rules the first Babylonian Empire
745-727 bc Tiglath-Pilaser III rules New Assyrian Empire
605-562 bc – Nebuchadnezzar rules New Babylonian Empire
612bc – Chaldeans rulers of Babylonia overtake Assyria
539 bc – Cyrus the Great takes city of Babylon and Mesopotamia becomes
part of Persian Empire
2 ages of empires:
2334-2279bc – Sargon of Akkad
1813-1781bc – Shamshi Adad of Assyria
1752-1750 bc – Hammurabi of Babylonia
744-727 bc Tiglath-Pileswr III of the New Assyrian Empire
605-562bc – Nebuchadnezzar of New Babylonian Empire
539 – Persian Empire Cyrus the Great defeats Babylonia