Chapter 2 Flashcards
What two rivers surround mesopotamia?
The tigris and Euphrates rivers
What larger area is mesopotamia apart of?
The Fertile Crescent
How could Mesopotamia’s rivers be both beneficial and dangerous?
Benefits: Dangerous:
Water. Lets enemies in
Fish. Dangerous flooding
Mud for clay tablets. Drowning
Fertile land for growing. Attracts dangerous animals
Easy trade and transportation and communication
Where is sumer located
Southern mesopotamia
Why was mesopotamia so attractive to early people
Becaus of the rivers, also known for great wealth
Alot of jobs to offer
Good trading
Fertile land
How did they honor their gods
Worshipped them in ziggurats, told myths about their powers
What was the sumerian city states?
It was divided into little parts each governed differently
How do we know babylonia has alot of trade?
Alot of crossroads, bazaars, and caravans
Who was Babylonian ruler
King hammurabi
Ho were the babylonians conquered by?
Conquered by the assyrians
Why was roads important
Made traveling and communications easier
Also encouraged trade
How do we know assyrians were skilled warriors?
Invented the battering ram and boats, also armed charioteers
How are they a great city of learning
Had a library in Nineveh that housed clay tablets
Babylonia rose again and?
Built a wall around the city
Who rued new babylonia
King Nebuchadnezzar II
