River Civilizations Flashcards
1
Q
Two major rivers ?
A
Tigris and Euphrates
2
Q
Mesopotamia is…?
A
Land between rivers
3
Q
3 major empires?
A
Sumer, Babylonians , Assyrians
4
Q
The oldest civilization is…?
A
The summers
5
Q
5 characteristics of a civilization?
A
Technology Religion Social classes Cities Written language
6
Q
Ur means ?
A
City and it’s the oldest city
7
Q
Hammurab wrote the oldest known law code .
A
Eye for eye
8
Q
Who were the most feared civilization
A
Babylonians
9
Q
Capital city
A
Nineveh
10
Q
Inventions
A
Wagon wheel
Sun dial
Writing
11
Q
Polytheist religion
A
Many gods
12
Q
Sargon
A
Worlds first empire
13
Q
Cuneiform
A
Pictures like hierology
14
Q
Gilgamesh
A
Oldest story
