| A | B |
|---|
| Mesopotamia | World's First Empire |
| Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | Known as Land Between Two Rivers |
| Fertile Crescent | includes modern day Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine |
| Priest Kings | ruled government; also viewed as gods |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| ziggurats | pyramid shaped temples dedicated to the gods |
| cuneiform | Sumerian form of writing; wedge shaped symbols for words |
| Hammurabi's Code | 282 written laws; eye for an eye theory |
| Sailboat, wheel, plow, chariot | Inventions of the Sumerians |
| Barley | Used for trade/bartering |
| Women | Not equal to men, but could leave house to go to the market; could own property |
| Religion | Everything that happened good or bad was a result of the gods; always sought to please the gods |
