Chapter 3 vocabulary

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

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