A division of society by rank or class
Social Hierarchy
Who was the leader of the Akkadians?
Sargon
A set of letters that can be combined to form words
Alphabet
The world's first system of writing developed by the Sumerians
Cuneiform
What kind of land is shown in the picture?
rural
Name two rivers that are on either side of Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Who is famous for a written code of 282 laws?
Hammurabi
This is why writing was developed
To keep records
Long poems telling the story of a hero
Epic
The worship of many Gods
Polytheism
Sargon and the Akkadians had a professional
army
These were dug to control flooding rivers
Canals
Fertile soil
Silt
A wheeled, horse - drawn battle cart
Chariot
A land with different territories and people under a single rule
Empire
This city - state rose to power after the Akkadians
Ur