Chapter 3 Quiz culture way of life – empire a of states under one ruler – city-states Sumerian city and the surrounding farmland – Sumerian priests and rulers – ziggurat a temple in the center of a Sumerian city-state – cuneiform Sumerian writing – period of power – artisans skilled workers – scribe a writer – levees raised areas of soil used to control rivers – surplus goods; more than enough of something – hereditary passed down from parent to child – reform an improvement – Mesopotamia Surrounded by Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Means between the rivers” “land Sumerians Earliest known civilization on Earth Only upper class boys attended school Women were not allowed to sell or rent their children The story of Gilgamesh is considered the first piece of literature Sargon I Came from the city-state Akkad Leader of the first empire on Earth Hammurabi His reign is known as Golden Age of Babylon” “the Time BC means Christ” – “before BCE means common era” – “before AD in English, means of our lord”; in Latin, means domini” – “year “anno The first year of every century ends with 1. The last year of every century ends with 0. Example 1st century: 1 A.D. to 100 A.D. – Example 21st century: 2001 A.D. to 2100 A.D. – To determine how long ago a year was… If the year is AD, subtract 2016 and the year If the year is BC, add 2016 and the year
Chapter 3 Quiz culture – way of life empire – a of states under one ruler city-states – Sumerian city and the surrounding farmland – Sumerian priests and rulers ziggurat – a temple in the center of a Sumerian city-state cuneiform – Sumerian writing – period of power artisans – skilled workers scribe – a writer levees – raised areas of soil used to control rivers surplus – goods; more than enough of something hereditary – passed down from parent to child reform – an improvement Mesopotamia Surrounded by Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Means “land between the rivers” Sumerians Earliest known civilization on Earth Only upper class boys attended school Women were not allowed to sell or rent their children The story of Gilgamesh is considered the first piece of literature Sargon I Came from the city-state Akkad Leader of the first empire on Earth Hammurabi His reign is known as “the Golden Age of Babylon” Time BC – means “before Christ” BCE – means “before common era” AD – in English, means “year of our lord”; in Latin, means “anno domini” The first year of every century ends with 1. The last year of every century ends with 0. Example – 1st century: 1 A.D. to 100 A.D. Example – 21st century: 2001 A.D. to 2100 A.D. To determine how long ago a year was… If the year is AD, subtract 2016 and the year If the year is BC, add 2016 and the year
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