Chapter 4 Study Guide

Test-Thursday, January 19, 2017

Vocabulary and terms to know:

Astronomers Assyrians Gilgamesh ziggurat scribe Nineveh Hammurabi Hanging Gardens province caravanNebuchadnezzar   Fertile Crescent Sumerian Social Classes

Look up these statements and determine if they are true or false:

1. The Assyrian army numbered around 50,000 soldiers, including infantry, cavalry, and charioteers.

2. Many Sumerians were skilled metalworkers because of the abundance of metal in Sumer.

3. The Fertile Crescent includes parts of the modern countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan.

4. Sumerian city-states went to war with one another to increase trade.5. Sargon conquered all of the peoples of Mesopotamia, creating the  world’s first

empire that lasted more than 200 years.

Answer the following questions:

6. Which group rebelled against the Assyrians?7. Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?8. What was the climate like in the summer in Mesopotamia?9. What social class did the Sumerian merchants belong to?10. Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?11.Be familiar with Hammurabi’s Code, be able to discuss some of his laws.12. Explain the role of women in Sumerian Society.

What are some examples of the Assyrian army’s brutality, or extreme violence?

Be able to give your opinion on which Sumerian invention that had the most significant effect on later civilizations?  Make sure your can support your answer with factual evidence