Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
agriculture
|
practice of growing crops or raising animals for food; farming or herding
|
|
|
artisans
|
workers with a special skill or trade, such as making a product
|
|
|
the burden
|
a man or head of household, owed the government many months of labor services; tax labor
|
|
|
canals
|
human-made waterways, dug to deliver water or allow boat transportation
|
|
|
city-state
|
independent state made up of a city and the surrounding farms and villages
|
|
|
civilization
|
complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and writing system
|
|
|
cuneiform
|
Mesopotamian writing system made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets
|
|
|
empire
|
a large territory consisting of many places all under the control of a single ruler
|
|
|
ensi
|
early Mesopotamian ruler or prince of a city-state; believed to be chosen by gods
|
|
|
Epic of Gilgamesh
|
written story of a legendary Mesopotamian king who wanted to be immortal
|
|
|
Hammurabi
|
King of Babylon who created the code of laws
|
|
|
Hammurabi's Code
|
first set of written laws that helped settle disputes from 1750 BC; stated the consequences for law breaking; "eye for an eye" justice
|
|
|
irrigation
|
farming practice of bringing water to crops through canals or ditches
|
|
|
levees
|
dirt mounds or walls built along a river bank to prevent flooding
|
|
|
merchants
|
people who trade services or things such as food or jewelry for other things
|
|
|
monarch
|
a king or queen who rules in a government or region
|
|
|
polytheism
|
belief in many gods
|
|
|
scribe
|
a professional writer or record keeper who kept tract of business or trade
|
|
|
social class
|
a group in a society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, power, and rights
|
|
|
theocracy
|
a government where one person rules as a religious leader and king
|
|
|
ziggurat
|
a temple built atop a series of steps/platforms where the priest and priestess worship
|
