Flashcards in Chapter 3 Deck (27)
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Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because
farmland was fertile and water was nearby
2
Mesopotamia means "the land between the rivers". Which two rivers is it between?
Tigris and Euphrates
3
What job did most Sumerians have?
farmer
4
Where did most Sumerians live?
countryside (rural) areas
5
Why did city-states fight over farmland?
They wanted to have enough farmland to grow food
6
Sargon was able to establish the world's first empire because he was the first ruler to have a
permanent army
7
Enheduanna is most famous for
being the world's first known author
8
What did city-states build to protect themselves from attack?
walls
9
Nebuchadnezzar is most famous for building the
hanging gardens
10
Phoenician ships sailed on the _______________ Sea.
Mediterranean
11
Carthage was the most famous Phoenician _________.
colony
12
The world's first civilization was developed by a people called the ____________.
Sumerians
13
Name the king who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Gilgamesh
14
Who did the Sumerians believe could cause both good and bad events to occur?
the gods
15
Craftspeople, merchants, and traders were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
third
16
Kings were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
top
17
Farmers, laborers, and slaves were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
bottom
18
Priests were at which rank in the Sumerian social hierarchy? (top, second, third, bottom)
second
19
Who was at the top of the Sumerian social hierarchy?
kings
20
The second rank of the Sumerian social hierarchy included nobles and _____________.
priests
21
What was the most important Sumerian invention?
the wheel
22
City-states wanted to have enough farmland to grow food so they would ___________ over farmland.
fight
23
Who was the first ruler to have a permanent army?
Sargon
24
Who was the world's first know author?
Enheduanna
25
Why were walls built around city-states
to protect them from attack
26
Who build the famous hanging gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
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