World History Chapter 2 Assessment

Sumerian stepped tower

women have fewer privileges and rights than men

Sumerians invented this type of writing

division of empire into provinces and ruled by satraps

basic units of Sumerian civilization

ruling power passed down from one generation to the next

belief in one god

belief that their city ruled by gods

preserve the physical body after death, Egyptians used this process

government official directly responsible to the Pharaoh

the script that was used for business transactions and record keeping

administrative organization with officials and regular procedure

Eye for an eye, replaced goods if stolen, house collapse builder put to death, son could be disinherited

beneficial: created fertile land for farming harmful: cause catastrophic damage

these two groups of gods were most important to Egyptians

around 3000 BC and it made it easier to transport people and goods for the Mesopotamian economy

Sumerians created the first civilization and created writing, wheel, potters and contributions in math and geometry

good at conquering others because they had effective military leaders, large discipline army, war chariots used for shooting arrows, iron weapons

led armies, supervised building of public works, organized workers for irrigation projects

it provided drinking water, yearly flooding made agriculture possible, provide transportation

Zoroastrianism, monotheistic

first Indo-Europeans to use iron and it allowed them to create stronger and cheaper weapons and to create empire

place where civilization began