Mesopotamia
Epic of Gilgamesh
Gods/Goddesses
Geography
Indus Valley
100

What two rivers make up Mesopotamia?

Tigris and the Euphrates

100

Gilgamesh ruled what Mesopotamian city?

Uruk

100

God of the sun

Shamash

100

Name the 7 continents

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America

100

What is the name of the two rivers that make up the Indus Valley?

Ganges and Indus

200

What does Mesopotamia mean?

Land between rivers

200

How was Enkidu created?

Aruru pinched clay between her fingers and placed him in the forest.

200

God of the moon

Sin

200

What are the two oceans that are on either side of the United States?

Atlantic and Pacific

200

The Indus Valley civilization is located in modern day India.  India is not a continent but a......

subcontinent

300

What are the Mesopotamian temples that are in the center of each city?

Ziggaraut

300

What was Gilgamesh doing that angered Enkidu?

Sleeping with newly wed brides

300

Goddess of creation

Aruru

300

What is the name of the Central American country that begins with the letter "G"

Guatemala

300

In what civilization have archaeologists discovered Indus Valley coins and stamps?  (It indicates trade with this civilization)

Mesopotamia

400

Mesopotamian writing system

Cunieform
400

What is the  name of the giant that is the protector of the forest?

Humbaba

400

Mother of Gilgamesh

Ninsum

400

What is the name of the extremely long river that is in South America?

The Amazon

400

What are the names of the two most important cities of the Indus Valley?

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

500

What is the name of the area in which civilization began? (*Hint* it is shaped like a moon)

Fertile Crescent

500

Who is Gilgamesh's protector?

Lugeleanda

500
Boatman of the dead

Urshanabi

500

When crossing into South America from Central America (Panama), what is the first South American country you would travel into?

Colombia

500

What was the process of creating jewelry, etc from metal called?

Mettalurgy 

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