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What strategies did the Assyrian army use?
robbed, set crops on fire, destroyed towns, forced payments, used iron weapons, drove people from homes
What did Sumerians Invent?
the wheel, the sailboat, the wooden plow, seed drill, calendar, the hour, the second
How were roles different for men and women?
Men were the head - boys went to school & trained for jobs. Women ran the home and cared for kids. Didn't have many rights, except some rich women
What happened in Summer during Mesopotamia (hint: the weather)?
little rain, so not a lot of water.
Who were in the middle class of ancient Sumer?
artisans, merchants, farmers, fishers
Who wrote the legal code for ancient Mesopotamia?
Hammurabi
True or Fales: The first Sumerian Kings were probably war heroes
True
Who rebelled against the Assyrians?
Chaldeans
What is a Ziggurat?
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
Why was Nineveh important?
it was the site of one of the world's first libraries
Who was the hero of an epic poem?
Gilgamesh
True or False? The Assyrian army was about 50,000 soldiers
True
Who was Sargon?
leader of the first empire; conquered the peoples of Mesopotamia
What job did most Sumerians have?
farmers
Why did Sumerian city-states go to war with each other?
wanting more land and territory
What are some modern countries that were part of the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia)? Name at least 2
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan