Key

Vocabulary

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SumerMarvelousMesopotamia

Awesome Empires

Fabulous Phoenicians

Harsh Hammurabi

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An independent area that includes a main city and its surrounding territory

City-State

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Sumerian priests often lived and worked in these

large temples

Ziggurats

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This increased the amount of farmland in Mesopotamia by bringing water to the crops

Irrigation

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He conquered most of Mesopotamia to create the

world’s first empire.

Sargon

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The Phoenicians most important legacy

the alphabet

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Hammurabi is best known for creating one of these

Code of Law

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The world’s first form of writing.

Cuneiform

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Believing many gods and goddesses rule the world

polytheism

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Sumerians developed this to make more durable

weapons and tools.

Bronze

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Mesopotamia was found between these 2 rivers

Tigris and Euphrates

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This empire left legacies of common currency and

Zoroastrianism

Persian

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The Phoenicians were very skilled at these 2 things

Sailing and trading

200

The idea that everyone, even the rich must obey the law.

Rule of Law

200

This religion, created in Persia, influenced Judaism,

Christianity, and Islam.

Zoroastrianism

200

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Trading bronze jewelry for sheep is an example of

this

Barter

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Sumerian city-states were centers of this

Trade

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These two things made farming difficult in

Mesopotamia.

Unpredictable floods and hot, dry summers

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This helped Persia create the largest empire of its time

A large standing army

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The Phoenician alphabet greatly influenced the alphabet

of both Greece and Rome. This is an example of

Cultural Diffusion

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Babylon

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Hammurabi was the king of this empire

Wheel and sail

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The two Sumerian inventions that greatly increased trade

and travel

Babylon sends the Persian king gold to show its loyalty.

They paid this

Tribute

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These people are at the top of the Sumerian social pyramid.

Rulers and priests

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Cuneiform was first developed for this.

To record sales, taxes, and agreements

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The Assyrians used these 2 things to form a great empire

Cavalry and Iron Weapons

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The Phoenicians were the first to use this to guide their voyages

The North Star

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Hammurabi is most associated with this body part.

400

The eye – “An eye for an eye”

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These two developments in agriculture helped Sumerians

produce more food.

Irrigation and a seed funnel

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A state containing several countries or territories

Empire

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Money, usually bills or coins, used for exchange.

Currency

200

Sumerians believed they controlled every part of a

Sumerians life.

Gods

300

Sumerian population increased and city states

formed because they used better ______

Better agricultural techniques

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