Chapter 2 Outline

Southwest Asia

 

I.                   Civilization in Mesopotamia

    A.     New Inventions

1.  they worked together to deal with _______________________

2.  farmers built ________________________________ to control water

            B.  Architecture and Religious Beliefs

                        1.  Sumerians believed=make gods happy and get good harvests

                        2.  make them angry _______________________________________________

            C.  Role of Government

                        1.  an organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions

                        2.  city-states had own leaders and government

                        3.  to form strong leadership= a monarchy was formed

                                    a.  a government where one person has complete control

            D.  Changing Economy

                        1.  surplus meant ________________________________________________

                                    a.  division of labor occurred due to this

            E.  Divisions in Society

                        1.  the highest group = __________________ – had lots of land, wealth, privileges…

a.  king, priests, important leaders

                        2.  middle class = __________________________________________________

                                    a.  carpenters, potters, bricklayers, doctors, and scribes

                        3.  lowest class = _______________________________________________________

            F.  Innovations

                        1.  new way of doing things

                        2.  writing system of Sumerians = _________________________________

                                    a.  wedge-shaped symbols

II.  Conquests and Empires

A.     Causes and Effects of Conflict

1.  ______________________________________ were the major causes of wars

            B.  Sargon the Conqueror

                        1.  demolished walls and pillars to show that he had built an empire

            C.  Hammurabi the Lawgiver

                        1.  important achievement = system of taxation

                        2.  collection of laws = ____________________________________________

                        3.  equal justice means__________________________________________________

            D.  The Assyrians in Mesopotamia

                        1.  Assyrians wanted to control routes in ________________________________

III.  Israelites, Phoenicians, and Lydians

A.     Abraham

1.     worshiped _____________________________________________________

2.     Mesopotamians worshipped ____________________________________

B.     The Ten Commandments

1.     laws set for responsible behavior

C.     The Alphabet

1.     Phoenicians borrowed ideas from Egyptians, Babylonians…

                                                                          i.      Developed an early alphabet

D.     Coined Money

1.     coined money let traders set prices for goods and services

2.     barter – exchanged of one good for service of another