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Mesopotamia
land between 2 rivers as named by the Greeks, Between the Tigris and Euphrates Modern day Iraq Cradle of Civilization Fertile Crescent
Mouth
where the river flows into another large body of water, Tigris & Euphrates flow into the Persian Gulf
Delta
triangular shaped plain at the mouth of a river; very rich soil
Sumer
~ 3500 BCE became the earliest known CIVILIZATION -a complex society with cities, 12 City States. Independent, No natural barriers for protection. Lots of mud brick
Granary
Location to store surplus grain
Ziggurat
Large step pyramid, center of Sumerian life; contained temple school (edubba)
Gilgamesh
World's first epic poem
Cuneiform
Sumerian writing
Polytheism
belief in many gods
Cylinder seals
a raised image carved on a stone cylinder
Mosiac
made of small usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, tile, or glass
Akkadians
conquered the Sumerians; first empire-group of city states under 1 ruler
Sargon I
ruler of Akkadians; established world's first known empire
Cultural Diffusion
the sharing and exchange of ideas
Babylonians
Empire after Akkadians
Hammurabi
most famous Babylonian ruler; famous for his Code of Laws; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Marduk
Hammurabi's favorite Mesopotamian god
Hittites
conquered Babylon; knew how to smelt iron; made stronger weapons
Assyrians
conquered Hittites; also learned to smelt iron; large organized armies; Battering rams; Killed, enslaved, Library in Nineveh
Chaldeans
New Babylonians; destroyed Jerusalem forcing the Hebrews into captivity.
Nebuchadnezzar
built Hanging Gardens of Babylon as a gift to his wife
Persians
ORGANIZED a large empire run by governors called SATRAPS, 331 BCE fell to Alexander the Great of Greece
Immortals
best Persian warriors
Zoroastrianism
Earliest monotheistic Religion ( 1 god) - Ahura Mazda - the god of light.
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