Chapter 3 vocabulary
Across
- 1. a city area
- 5. land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
- 6. picture symbols
- 9. a political unit in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
- 10. the most famous Chaldean King, rebuilt Babylon, hanging gardens astronomy.
- 13. a way of supplying water to an area of land
- 15. a ruler of a kingdom or empire
- 18. Akkadian empire, first ruler with an permanent army. Rebelled against Sumerian ruler and took over his city and turned Akkad into a military power. Bows+Arrows, ate with soldiers.
- 19. a pyramid shaped temple tower
- 20. a human-made waterway
Down
- 2. Northern Mesopotamia, gained control of Babylon (briefly) conquered fertile crescent, strong army, heavy taxes.
- 3. Crescent an area of rich farmland in southwest Asia where the first civilization began.
- 4. code was a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
- 7. the world's first system of writing
- 8. Studied Sumerian language & Gods. Charted positions of the stars, kept track of economy, political, and weather events. Calender+Geometry.
- 11. of labor an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
- 12. mastered ironwork, used the Chariot, strong kingdom in Asia Minor (todays Turkey) good weapons, captured Babylon.
- 14. one of the Uruk's Kings, became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
- 16. a long poem that tells the story of a hero
- 17. a countryside area