Fertile cresent
Arc of land between the persian gulf and the medditerean sea in southwest asia
Mesopotamia
The birth place of civilization(first river valley)
Mesopotamia
Land between the rivers
Tigris and euphrates
Mesopotamia's 2 main rivers
Tigris and euphrates
Two rivers that flooded sporadically and left thick bed of slit, farmers could plant and harvest enormously wheat
Sumerians
First empire,Sumer was first empire (empire of the Sumerians)
Akkadians
The sumarians where overthrown bye who...c.1700BCE
Babylonians
Who overthrew the akkadians c.2050-1750BCE
Hitties
Who took power next mainly because their superior iton weopons in mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Who had powerful city states
No barriers
Why was Mesopotamia always attacked
Assyrians
Last empire in mesopotamia
Temple priest
Sumers earliest government were controlled by ...who demand a portion of crops as a tax
Powerful military men
Who became to assume power over large areas
System of hereditary
When power is passed down to family members(a dynasty)
Polytheistic
Believe in many gods
Build temples and ziggurats
What do you have to do to keep a god happy in Mesopotamia
Monument
A large structure
Sumarians society
1.Kings and priest 2.wealthy merchants 3.ordinary 4.slaves