Chapter 2 test

each city state had its own

hierarchy, controlled by the ruler

Gender roles

women had higher status, but men had more rights

The majority of people were

peasant farmers

King Cyrus the great conquered what

Babylon in 539 B.C.E

Darius United provinces which led to

roads

The Persian Empire had religious what?

religious tolerance

The Persians practiced what?

Zoroaster a monotheistic religion with an evil god ahriman and a good god ahura mazda

The Phoenicians traded by

sea, spreading things such as Tyrian purple dye

the Phoenicians spread west and created many colonies which

spread culture around

The Phoenicians made an alphabet which had (one of most important t contributions)

symbols representing each sound

Sargon was the ruler of

akkad

Sargon created

the 1st empire by conquering Sumer and expanding his territory

Sargon appointed

rulers for each city states

Sargon's empire

did not las that long

Hammurabi was the

king of babylon

Hammurabi had

most of Mesopotamia under his control, and revived Sumerian cities

Hammurabi created

publicized laws known has Hammurabi's code

Civil Law (Hammurabi's Code)

Regulate relations between individuals or groups of individuals Ex: Noise Complaint

Hammurabi also

repaired temples, promoted Marduk (god of Babylon) and implemented irrigation systems

The Hittites were known for their use of

iron working, better/sharper weapons

The Hititte empire lasted from

1400 - 1200 B.C.E

Hititte iron working was

protected but eventually spread

The Assyrians were known for being

fierce warriors who used iron weapons

The Assyrian empire lasted from

1350-600 B.C.E

The Assyrians used

trade and war loot to built palaces and created the 1st library

what was the first library

ninevah

Nebuchadnezzar created

the Neo-Babylonian Empire, rebuilt babylon

During the Neo-Bablylonian empire

Babylon had a 85 ft thick wall around it with 9 gate ways dedicated to the gods(Ishtar gate)