Messipotamia Flashcards
Mesopotamia
A wide, flat plane in present day Iraq(in the Fertile Crescent)
Fertile Crescent
A region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
Irrigate
to supply water to crops
City-state
An independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory
Barter
A trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using currency
Polytheism
The belief in multiple gods
Ziggurat
Pyramid -shaped brick towers
Cuneiform
A system of writing that uses wedge-shaped or triangular shaped symbols to stand for things or ideas
Empire
A state containingand controlling several countries or territories
Ally
An independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or politIcal goal
Cultural trait
An idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture
Hammurabi’s code
A set of laws that govern the life in the Babylonian empire
Rule of law
The idea that all the members of a society must obey the law
Cavalry
Soldiers who fight while riding horses
Standing army
A permanent army of professional soldiers
Tribute
A payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power
Currency
Money that is used as a medium of exchange
Stele
A carved stone slab or pillar that stands on edge
Import
A good or service so within a country that’s produce in another country
Export
Good or service produced within a country and sold outside its borders
Colony
In area ruled by a distant country
Why is Mesopotamia’s land so fertile?
It’s soil was very rich after floods
Who was the leader of the Akkadians
Sargon
Who was the leader of ur
Ur-Nammu
